USB 3.0 v. eSATA
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:36 pm
Hi everybody & Happy Belated Thanksgiving!
I'm going to get myself an external hard drive for Christmas this year. Wondering which would be the better route to go: USB 3.0 or eSATA? From what I've read, overall it's better to just stick with USB 3.0 for simplicity's sake. One article I read had USB 3.0 faster on reads but eSATA faster on writes but, by and large, they weren't that far apart. The big convenience factor for USB was that a seperate power cord is not necessary. Not so with eSATA.
So I'm kinda leaning toward the USB option but would like to know what y'all think. Thanks a ton & Happy Holidays to everyone!!
Jack
I'm going to get myself an external hard drive for Christmas this year. Wondering which would be the better route to go: USB 3.0 or eSATA? From what I've read, overall it's better to just stick with USB 3.0 for simplicity's sake. One article I read had USB 3.0 faster on reads but eSATA faster on writes but, by and large, they weren't that far apart. The big convenience factor for USB was that a seperate power cord is not necessary. Not so with eSATA.
So I'm kinda leaning toward the USB option but would like to know what y'all think. Thanks a ton & Happy Holidays to everyone!!
Jack