USB2 vs SATA300

  • Thread starter Thread starter Richard
  • Start date Start date
R

Richard

I would like to have an external drive which is a USB2 but I'm not sure how
fast it is. Does anyone know the difference in speed because I don't want to
have to upload data to my hard drive then go to bed and the next morning
it's still uploading.
 
Richard said:
I would like to have an external drive which is a USB2 but I'm not sure how
fast it is. Does anyone know the difference in speed because I don't
want to
have to upload data to my hard drive then go to bed and the next morning
it's still uploading.
Click to expand...

If possible, use an external sata (eSATA) drive. Because eSATA does not
have to translate data between the interface and the computer, but it
does require an external power source.
Frank
 
Richard said:
I would like to have an external drive which is a USB2 but I'm not sure
how
fast it is. Does anyone know the difference in speed because I don't want
to
have to upload data to my hard drive then go to bed and the next morning
it's still uploading.
Click to expand...


Richard,

I would suggest you go with an external firewire drive with an NTFS
file system. If it comes with a FAT 32 file system you can always reformat
it as NTFS. Of course, you can always leave it as FAT 32 if you don't intend
to transfer large files.

C.B.
 
Back
Top