So my 60 GB hd on my notebook is getting pretty full, but I don't want to delete my MP3s or the games I have on there. I have about 4 games that I play on and off that are all pretty large. I was thinking about buying an external hard drive for my MP3s and movies/episodes. I wouldn't be installing any games or programs on it. What's a good external HD to get? Should I try to get a firewire drive? That should be faster than USB 2.0.
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Zyzyoro said:
Believe it or not, Firewire IS actually faster than USB2.0. Firewire can sustain a throughput of about 400mbps and YES USB2.0 can do UP TO 480mbps but that is for about a fraction of a second, it cannot sustain 480mbps like firewire can. This is due to Firewire using "Peer to Peer" type arcitechure and USB using "Master-Slave" acitechure.
Anyways, I suggest using http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822173005 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822161827
They support both Firewire and USB2.0.
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Think you got your wires crossed there. Firewire 800 is much faster than USB 2.0, but USB 2.0 can be found on just about anything these days.Zyzyoro said:
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