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OneIdiot
Jul 16, 2007, 01:09 AM
Hi people...

So I have a 1TB External WESTERN DIGITAL hard drive, world edition.
Its got 1. USB 2.0
2. FireWire 400 1394a
3. FireWire 800 1394b

Currently, I am using USB2.0. My transfer rate is anywhere from 15 - 19MBp/s when moving data from computer to hard drive.

My question is: If I were to use Firewire 800 (1394b), instead of USB 2.0, how fast will I go?

Thanks in advance,

-jack

benn11
Jul 16, 2007, 04:54 AM
Transfer rate is 786.432 Mbit/s, which is substaintly faster than USB2.0. You'll transfer files faster with firewire 800