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pacman7331

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S ATA adaptor vs regular firewire/USB

I have a question. Is it better to use an external HD via Serial ATA adaptor than just using the regular Firewire? It seems S ATA has the faster connection because it is connected more directly to Mac than the regular Firewire/USB ports. I have the 15" PB and it has the card slot. I am interested in using one of those S ATA adaptor if I can benefit from faster speed.
 
YS2003 said:
I have a question. Is it better to use an external HD via Serial ATA adaptor than just using the regular Firewire? It seems S ATA has the faster connection because it is connected more directly to Mac than the regular Firewire/USB ports. I have the 15" PB and it has the card slot. I am interested in using one of those S ATA adaptor if I can benefit from faster speed.

Generally speed is in this order, slowest connection first:
USB2 ~ FW400
FW800
eSATA

Really depends on what you planning to use the external drive for. If you're doing DV video editing, then a FW400 should be OK, if you're transferring huge amounts of data (like daily backups) then eSATA external connection should be of benefit.
 
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