Portable drive speed

ajm · 13 Jan 2006 at 09:44

Western Digital WDXML400UETE Passport 2.5" 40GB Portable Drive (HD-056-WD)
What are the speed comparrisons between the type of drive above to normal ide drives are they a lot slower if so by how much on average?I am thinking of investing in one of the portable drives and wondering if they are worth it.

ajm · 14 Jan 2006 at 10:46

Thanks for the advice AFK_Matrix i will look into it a bit further.

ajm · 15 Jan 2006 at 16:22

I have found a Travelstar 7k100 60gb Ata6 - 2.5in 7200rpm 8mb which i think are made by Hitachi for £79.97 +vat are these any good and is it worth the price?Also will it run hot?

ajm · 16 Jan 2006 at 09:27

Taking on board what you guys have said would i be better off going with a normal sata drive in an external enclosure than a 2.5 drive for speed?

ajm · 17 Jan 2006 at 10:35

Thanks MagicBoy that is good to know as i have firewire on my pc.