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Re: [OM] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0-Powered External

Subject: Re: [OM] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0-Powered External Drives
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 08:30:13 +0800
5x! Did you ever made a real comparison? I got 22MB per second for USB and I 
can't get over 30MB with SATA to SATA (two hard disks inside the same PC). I 
believe the HD sustain rate and other overheads in the computer limited the 
data rate a lot.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Moose"
>
> I'm simply not buying any external HD which is USB 2.0 only. eSATA is
> WAY faster, 5x the speed, and only a very few $ more, if that. Maybe it
> shouldn't make a difference for a drive planned for backup use only, but
> it does for me. I simply find it easier when the process goes faster.
>

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