Hi Tracey, > 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. Do you notice USB2 stalling while doing things like rsync? USB1 stalls like crazy while USB2 is better but does stall. On my system USB HHDs just aren't usable. That's the reason I want to switch to firewire. If we can work directly from the firewire disks then all the better. ron > Tracey > __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest
