External Hard Drive ( HDD ) thread

[FreytagFilm]

I use several Lacie Rugged drives for my projects in combination with the MacBook and they work great!!

[gco]

I read through this forum but looks like everyone is talking about external drives for computers/editing so far.
Is anyone recording from an HPX170 direct to SSD via SDI?
If so, is there an appreciable difference in recorded image quality over and above recording to P2?,
i.e. is it worth it the effort?
In theory, there should be since you are bypassing the internal codec but I would like to hear from someone who has or is actually doing this. Also interested in what external drive are you using, Samurai, Pix240, Blackmagic or what?
Thanks,
g

[ruester]

Since the topic has kind of meandered here and there, and there haven't been too many posts recently, I thought I'd ask (and so newcomers can find their answer quicker)

What options exist in 2012 to record directly from an HVX-200 to an external source, either HDD, or laptop (if you have answers for both, great!)

Thanks all!
Aza

--I actually have a shoot coming up in July where I'm trying to find the cheapest way to record on 3 cameras at 8 hours straight of footage for each!