Soldato
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- 6 Sep 2005
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Hi guys
I'm needing an external hard drive where I can transfer between 20-30GB of data three or four times a week between different machines.
Networks are too slow and I'm finger tapping with USB 2, which is what I use now with WD Mybooks and Seagate Freeagents.
I'm looking at eSATA drives for their improved transfer speeds (all the PC's I use have eSATA on the motherboards) but am a bit flummoxed as to which to get...
I was going to go for a Seagate Freeagent Pro until I read today that the eSATA connection is 'piggybacked over the USB 2 so isn't significantly faster', whether that is true or not I have no idea...
I was wondering about a WD drive then I have noticed the external enclosures such as Akasa Integral and Icybox...but I'm not exactly what these devices are.
Will they perform exactly the same function as an ext HDD if I put my own choice of HDD in them? Or are they designed for being left sat on a desktop and not moved around between PC's?
Many thanks in advance for any advice or product suggestions!
I'm needing an external hard drive where I can transfer between 20-30GB of data three or four times a week between different machines.
Networks are too slow and I'm finger tapping with USB 2, which is what I use now with WD Mybooks and Seagate Freeagents.
I'm looking at eSATA drives for their improved transfer speeds (all the PC's I use have eSATA on the motherboards) but am a bit flummoxed as to which to get...
I was going to go for a Seagate Freeagent Pro until I read today that the eSATA connection is 'piggybacked over the USB 2 so isn't significantly faster', whether that is true or not I have no idea...
I was wondering about a WD drive then I have noticed the external enclosures such as Akasa Integral and Icybox...but I'm not exactly what these devices are.
Will they perform exactly the same function as an ext HDD if I put my own choice of HDD in them? Or are they designed for being left sat on a desktop and not moved around between PC's?
Many thanks in advance for any advice or product suggestions!