Re: Help! (Question for Computer Savvy Types)

I now have the ability to use USB 3 external devices, which are 10x faster
than USB 2.

Johne Cook
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On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 10:39 PM, John Crawford <[email protected]> wrote:

> Something to consider, is eSATA.  It's faster than Firewire, according to
> what I've read, and is cheaper.  You can get 2TB for $100 (after rebate)
> from newegg.  Of course, I'll assume you need to also get an external SATA
> adapter for your computer, but could still make the total cost cheaper.
>
>    John
>
> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Karl Swenson <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Yes. My impression is that even when USB can match Firewire speeds it is
>> still limited in other ways. So the adapter will let you connect a USB drive
>> to a Firewire port, but that's not the whole story. Most people wouldn't
>> notice this, but for editing you'd be concerned more about consistant
>> throughput and not having the connection degrade when chaining or hubbing
>> devices together.
>>
>>
>>
>> **yep, that’s my take.  It allows the connection, but you are still
>> throttled by the usb 2.0 interface on the drive.
>>
>>
>>
>> Last time I went shopping Best Buy had drives with both Firewire and USB
>> ports, that were maybe $20 more. Don't know if you have more than one Best
>> Buy near you, but you might shop around to see if any have one in stock.
>>
>>
>>
>> **They are getting harder to find, for sure.  Firewire has really taken a
>> hit in popularity.
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