Since my harddrive on my laptop is getting full, I was thinking of buying an external one to store my data on. But there are a few things I'm a bit worried about.
First of all. Is there a big difference between USB and FW. I want to use USB cause my firewire port is allready taken by my interface. Ok, you can use a hub, but won't these interfere with one another, affecting speeds and such.
Also, wich manufacterer do you guys recommend ?
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Thread: External hd
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26-06-2005, 01:48 PM #1Junior Freak
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26-06-2005, 02:40 PM #2Supreme Freak
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I've gota Maxtor Onetouch drive and I've had no problems at all with it in the last couple of years.
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27-06-2005, 03:19 AM #3M.O.D.
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Re: External hd
firewire is great for audio...but i believe usb2.0 is faster for straight data.
Originally Posted by FIK
not 100% sure though, so maybe someone can correct me...
about your interface...i know my maudio firewire 410 will NOT let you use the other firewire port if it is in use. might want to check on that...The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province of judges and juries. In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect. - Jimmy Carter
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27-06-2005, 02:01 PM #4BOA Mod
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Re: External hd
Thats right. the FW410 is very twitchy when its comes to buss b/w usage. Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk
firewire is great for audio...but i believe usb2.0 is faster for straight data. Originally Posted by FIK
not 100% sure though, so maybe someone can correct me...
about your interface...i know my maudio firewire 410 will NOT let you use the other firewire port if it is in use. might want to check on that...
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28-06-2005, 09:13 PM #5Junior Freak
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My interface is a ESI QUATAFIRE. I can't find anything in the manual about using the second port, so I think I'll opt for USB 2
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