External Hard Drive

Phippsp · 03-08-2006, 03:21 AM

Im looking to get a external harddrive to carry around with me so I can use it to store school work and just random files. I been looking at the external enclosures and basically 2 types that catch my eye the SATA to USB 2.0 and the IDE to USB 2.0. It seems the ide to usb 2.0 will be easier to find and put together to buy and be cheaper. The SATA to USB 2.0 will be more expensive and as far as I can see i've tried looking and shopping for it and its not fun.

How big of a difference would I see between a SATA to USB 2.0 vs IDE to USB 2.0?

Thank You

Parkey Phipps

diduknowthat · 03-08-2006, 03:32 AM

im not entirely sure, but i think it won't make a difference cause the transfer rate of USB2.0 is lower than both IDE and SATA harddrives. So it really doesn't matter. I could be wrong though.

suprasteve · 03-08-2006, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by liuliuboy

im not entirely sure, but i think it won't make a difference cause the transfer rate of USB2.0 is lower than both IDE and SATA harddrives. So it really doesn't matter. I could be wrong though.

exactly right, usb is considerably slower than either so theoretically you would notice no difference in speed

Phippsp · 03-08-2006, 04:02 AM

Thank you for the feedback it made a big difference in my decision and won't cost me as much money now!

Thanks!

03-08-2006, 03:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Phippsp Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 21 Posts: 164	External Hard Drive Im looking to get a external harddrive to carry around with me so I can use it to store school work and just random files. I been looking at the external enclosures and basically 2 types that catch my eye the SATA to USB 2.0 and the IDE to USB 2.0. It seems the ide to usb 2.0 will be easier to find and put together to buy and be cheaper. The SATA to USB 2.0 will be more expensive and as far as I can see i've tried looking and shopping for it and its not fun. How big of a difference would I see between a SATA to USB 2.0 vs IDE to USB 2.0? Thank You Parkey Phipps __________________ AMD 64 3500 Asus A8N-Deluxe SLI Evga Geforce 6800GT (2) not in SLI Kingmax 1gig memory PC3200 Maxtor HDD's (2) Raid0 Soundblaster Audigy ZS

03-08-2006, 03:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,335	im not entirely sure, but i think it won't make a difference cause the transfer rate of USB2.0 is lower than both IDE and SATA harddrives. So it really doesn't matter. I could be wrong though. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

03-08-2006, 04:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Phippsp Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 21 Posts: 164	Thank you for the feedback it made a big difference in my decision and won't cost me as much money now! Thanks! __________________ AMD 64 3500 Asus A8N-Deluxe SLI Evga Geforce 6800GT (2) not in SLI Kingmax 1gig memory PC3200 Maxtor HDD's (2) Raid0 Soundblaster Audigy ZS

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