[ale] usb drives suck

[Michael B. Trausch]

On 01/25/2010 02:23 PM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> It's important both the port and the device be USB 2.0 to get USB 2.0
> rates.  If one is USB 1.0 that's the best you'll get.

Don't forget about the cable.  If the cable is too long (or extended) or 
has too much electrical resistance, you will not be able to fit as much 
data as quickly down the wire.  If using USB for bulk data transfers 
(which I only do anymore when I am really stuck for an option; I much 
prefer eSATA) then be sure to have a short cable that is low resistance 
and well-shielded.

If possible, however, I'd strongly suggest installing one or more eSATA 
ports in the system (if the system already has SATA, this is a trivial 
matter, as you can install a face plate on the system that will provide 
eSATA ports and pass them through to the inside) so that you can connect 
up the drives and transfer data at rates identical to those for the 
internal drives.  I have such a face plate on my system because I do a 
lot of data transfer with external drives, so I have an eSATA housing 
for drives and use that.

	--- Mike

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