On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 04:47:48 -0800, Tracey Hytry <shakti@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I did some quick tests using hdparm against a combo firewire/usb > external drive a few weeks ago. USB2 came in at 20.77 MB/sec while > plain old firewire posted 20.43 MB/sec. I suspect the drive itself and > it's interface with the external wire is the limiting factor. > i'm getting about 29Mb/sec for USB2 and 18Mb/sec for firewire here, testing with hdparm. -p
