External storage

[GermanyChris]

I bought a SATA to eSATA converter plate for external storage to take the place of using a FW800 drive. I did it for two reasons; first the speed eSATA is just faster in both benchmarks and real terms, second it frees up my FW800 port for networking. Then a few days ago I stumble on a USB 3 card for not too much money. I could pop out the eSATA and put the USB 3 in it's place. What says MR?

 

[wonderspark]

I say do both. I have the Caldigit x4 lane FASTA-6GU3 card with (2) eSATA and (2) USB 3.0 ports. It's bootable and also allows you to hot plug drives. I really love it.

 

[flatfoot]

If you don't want to spend that kinda money on a combo card, stay with eSATA.

 

[GermanyChris]

I probably should have said this at the beginning..

I have a 4 port SATA 2 RAID card, with only two used, thats where I had planned to get the extra SATA ports from.

 

[throAU]

esata > usb X


USB is driven by your host machine's CPU. bear that in mind.

 

[GermanyChris]

esata > usb X


USB is driven by your host machine's CPU. bear that in mind.

I wasn't sure if that wass the case for USB 3. Thanks

 

[Ricky Smith]

So wait you're saying USB beats eSATA? How did you come to that conclusion. Unless you forgot how to use the < > lol

 

[JesterJJZ]

So wait you're saying USB beats eSATA? How did you come to that conclusion. Unless you forgot how to use the < > lol

PacMan eats the bigger/better thing.

 

[wonderspark]

When I was in school, they had an alligator that ate the bigger number, haha. (OMG, like... pre-Pac-Man!)

 

[throAU]

So wait you're saying USB beats eSATA? How did you come to that conclusion. Unless you forgot how to use the < > lol

No, I remember things I learned in primary school.

 

[JesterJJZ]

No, I remember things I learned in primary school.

PWNED!

I never say that...I swear!