possibilities for external drives

[Chewy]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816150012

sata 2, pci express x1 slot

starting to all come together

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145006

[gonwk]

Hi Chewey,

I don't understand ... why would I need a "SATA" ... the USB is fast enough ... isn't it. Transfer 10 movies in about 10 minutes.

Also, $55 fo rthe external drive with a fan ... I am using an aluminum eclosure with no fan to house my 300GB drive. I am shooting myslef in the leg if I did not buy a case with the fan? For 30 minutes transfers the HD did not seem to have gotten too hot ... just pleasantly "warm".

May be I am missing something so, please tell me.

Thanks & good night for now ... will read your posts tomorrow.
G!

[Chewy]

usb2 12MB/s

serial ~45MB/s

16x dvd rip/read/burn 22MB/s

numbers tell it all, you are missing something

people are always buffering their external drives to internal to keep up with optical drives,
the usb interface is a resource hog, the sata is not.

I looked in my crystal ball and the future will bring external serial dvd burners, laptops with e-serial conectors?

[gonwk]

Hi Chewey,

Thanks for your input. Got it.

Have a Nice Day!

G!