Class:MFA Illustration Master/Week 3

Last Week

• Reviewed NYC iPad Drawings
• Few tips for working in Adobe Sketch/Draw
• Intro to Gear Pt. 1

This Week

• Intro to Gear Pt. 2
• Analog drawings review
• Scanning in Photoshop

Notes

Memory (RAM)

• http://ramseeker.com
• http://www.crucial.com
  • solid prices, good memory
• http://www.mcetech.com

Storage (Hard Drive)

• Wirecutter: Best external hard drives http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-portable-hard-drive/

Hard Drive Basics

Traditional Spinning Platters

7200rpm, 5200rpm, 4500rpm

Faster is always better!

Solid State Drives (SSD)

Standard internal drives in modern hardware.

Fast, expensive...

Flash Drives

Meh. Handy in a pinch, don't depend on them!

External Drives

Big 3.5" drives that have a plug.

Great for Archiving

Not portable, need power

Stay away from multi-drive boxes!

Portable 2.5" drives

Great for transporting files around, kinda backup.

Bus powered, many types.

Faster is STILL always better!

http://www.imore.com/mac-portable-usb-drive-roundup-best-little-drives-your-mac

Internal Drives

What do we mean by internal drive? [these!]

Cheapest storage option, great investment tho.

Need a [hard drive dock tho]

Drive Arrays

One enclosure for multiple internal drives.

http://www.promise.com/storage/raid_series.aspx?m=192&region=en-global&rsn1=40&rsn3=47

http://addonics.com/

http://drobo.com/ (Recommended)

Recommendations

Desktop Drives

Gdrives are good: http://www.g-technology.com/

A hard drive "Dock" and internal hard drives is a great low cost solution for at home backup.

A Newer Tech Voyager Q HDD Dock - http://amzn.to/2dfBQxy

Internal 2tb or 3tb SATA drives (7200rpm or faster) - http://amzn.to/2cPaJLW

Portable Drives

If you want a great fast (thunderbolt & USB 3) - http://amzn.to/2cQfrHD

Just USB 3 but still kinda speedy - http://amzn.to/2cPassl

Wirecutter reviews are good, not designer/illustrator specific - https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-portable-hard-drive/

1. Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB - http://amzn.to/2dfBjvE
2. Lacie 2tb usb-c (fast) - https://amzn.to/2NCuSIo
3. SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD (wicked fast) - https://amzn.to/2zqDadM

Cloud Storage

http://gizmodo.com/dropbox-google-drive-and-more-whats-the-best-cloud-st-1627423823

Dropbox is a force for good, my referral code to sign up is:

https://db.tt/usQuGwKR

Shopping

Shops in NYC

CAVA http://www.sva.edu/student-life/cava

5 Apple Stores

B&H photo http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Online

https://www.macsales.com/

http://store.apple.com

http://www.newegg.com

http://www.amazon.com

http://www.journeyed.com

Related Reading

Article: iMore: How to back up your Mac

Video Notes

• Intro to Gear Pt. 1
• Intro to Gear Pt. 2