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Jump to unread Post a CommentThe £99.99 model at Amazon doesn't have Firewire.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Essential-USB2-0-External/dp/B000EXZB0M
Personally I wouldn't buy one of these UNLESS it had USB AND firewire.
Personally I wouldn't buy one of these UNLESS it had USB AND firewire.
Very tempted, although may struggle to find a spare power socket :-)
Am I correct in thinking that Firewire is slightly faster than USB 2.0?
Am I correct in thinking that Firewire is slightly faster than USB 2.0?
Firewire is significantly faster. Firewire uses peer to peer architecture whereas usb2.0 is a master slave architecture.
some stats show all in all firewire wins every time
" Read Test: [LIST]
[*]5000 files (300 MB total) FireWire was 33% faster than USB 2.0
[*]160 files (650MB total) FireWire was 70% faster than USB 2.0[/LIST] Write Test: [LIST]
[*]5000 files (300 MB total) FireWire was 16% faster than USB 2.0
[*]160 files (650MB total) FireWire was 48% faster than USB 2.0[/LIST]
some stats show all in all firewire wins every time
" Read Test: [LIST]
[*]5000 files (300 MB total) FireWire was 33% faster than USB 2.0
[*]160 files (650MB total) FireWire was 70% faster than USB 2.0[/LIST] Write Test: [LIST]
[*]5000 files (300 MB total) FireWire was 16% faster than USB 2.0
[*]160 files (650MB total) FireWire was 48% faster than USB 2.0[/LIST]
Wow, quick response, haha. Thanks a lot for the info. Now, can you lend me £100 to buy this, lol?!
Buy 4 and you can use ebuyers own finance :P
which doesn't actually have as fast a throughput as usb2. (400Mbps for FireWire 400 vs 480Mbps for USB 2.0). throughput might be faster due to the bus its on though. your miles may vary etc...
if you are really concerned about transfer speeds though, you want the MyBook pro which has FireWire 800 interfaces on it
oops.... thought my last one didnt post
which doesn't actually have as fast a throughput as usb2. (400Mbps for FireWire 400 vs 480Mbps for USB 2.0). throughput might be faster due to the bus its on though. your miles may vary etc...
if you are really concerned about transfer speeds though, you want the MyBook pro which has FireWire 800 interfaces on it
oh oh oh, you've fallen for the specs haven't you?!
the 480mbps for usb2 is split over both read/write, so really it's only 240mbps, firewire is faster at 400mbps in both directions, as you can see from the stats earlier in the thread.
this really is a good deal considering it has firewire (usually adds another 20ukp to a usb2 enclosure) i'd prefer esata, ethernet or fw800, but for this money you really can't complain - the drive alone is worth 80-odd.
the fw800 version is another 30ukp: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111982
anyone know if its a sata drive inside (i.e. can i put the 500gb in my computer and fit an old wd 250gb in the enclosure?)
USB2 is plenty fast for home use imvho