external enclosure connections

G

Guest

I'm about to buy an external enclosure for a hard drive. I can't decide if I
want one that connects via USB only or USB/Firewire combo. I will have the
enclosure simultaneoulsy connected to 2 machines. One machine is older and
supports USB 1.1 and Firwire. The other machine supports only USB 2.0. Would
I be able to keep the enclosure connected to both machines at the same time
if one is connected with USB 2.0 and the other with Firewire?
 
J

Jim Macklin

I don't think you can connect the drive to two machines at
once, but you should get the Firewire/USB 2.0 since USB 1.1
would be very slow.



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| I'm about to buy an external enclosure for a hard drive. I
can't decide if I
| want one that connects via USB only or USB/Firewire combo.
I will have the
| enclosure simultaneoulsy connected to 2 machines. One
machine is older and
| supports USB 1.1 and Firwire. The other machine supports
only USB 2.0. Would
| I be able to keep the enclosure connected to both machines
at the same time
| if one is connected with USB 2.0 and the other with
Firewire?
 

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