tomos compatibility with HDD & SSD

Spinning drives (HDD) will generally stand light/medium occasional bumps without any problems, all Atomos recorders have an anti-shock buffer. However, spinning drives are not recommended for use in high vibration or moving environments.

Please follow our best practice guide for HDDs:

 

• Use a new drive, or one that has very little usage.

• Always format your HDD in the Atomos product

• Do not use old drives.

• Do not use drives that have been dropped.

On all drives, when handling, keep fingers away from the SATA connector at all times, as static electricity can damage the electronics inside.

HDD / SSD Compatibility Testing*

Compatible Drives

NOTE: Solid State Drives are designed in such a way that the smaller the capacity the slower the drive will perform. Please bear this in mind when purchasing SSD drives

Not Recommended Drives

NOTE: These results are from internal testing at Atomos. They are offered without guarantee.

Awaiting Testing

We are currently testing the following drives and will update the list once testing is completed:

• TakeMS UTX-2200 SSD

Recording times are based on internal testing.

Updated April 2013

Please note more testing is being done with SSDs and HDDs, and any updates will be posted here on a regular basis. If you have any suggestions for any particular HDD or SSD, please let us know via support@atomos.com and we will do our best to test them.