Comments on: Comparing eSATA To USB For External Drives http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives on applications, desktop and Terminal Server deployment, virtualisation and more Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josh Straub http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives/comment-page-1#comment-15243 Josh Straub Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:11:00 +0000 http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-15243 Awesome post - this is exactly the information I was looking for. I just got a StarTech USB2SATAIDE converter and tested it with a high speed SATA drive, and was disappointed to see it HDTune bench at about 27MB/sec which my old laptop hard drive did. Now I understand that 27-30MB (MegaBytes)/sec is about the absolute limit for USB 2.0. Its a shame. But obviously eSATA unlocks the full performance potential of the hard drive, as indicated in the proper curve of your HDTune benchmark. Awesome post – this is exactly the information I was looking for.

I just got a StarTech USB2SATAIDE converter and tested it with a high speed SATA drive, and was disappointed to see it HDTune bench at about 27MB/sec which my old laptop hard drive did.

Now I understand that 27-30MB (MegaBytes)/sec is about the absolute limit for USB 2.0. Its a shame.

But obviously eSATA unlocks the full performance potential of the hard drive, as indicated in the proper curve of your HDTune benchmark.

]]> By: Jan Ivar Beddari http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives/comment-page-1#comment-13412 Jan Ivar Beddari Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:42:18 +0000 http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13412 Agree with Aron, eSATA should be faster and easier, having read about the new WD VelociRaptor it would be interesting to try that connected to an eSATA expresscard :-) Only thing that worries me abit is the fact that you need the extra usb cable for power? Anyone know if this is true for all, it may be the expresscard slot simply does not have enough juice? Agree with Aron, eSATA should be faster and easier, having read about the new WD VelociRaptor it would be interesting to try that connected to an eSATA expresscard :-)

Only thing that worries me abit is the fact that you need the extra usb cable for power? Anyone know if this is true for all, it may be the expresscard slot simply does not have enough juice?

]]> By: Aaron Parker http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives/comment-page-1#comment-13410 Aaron Parker Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:46:32 +0000 http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13410 At some point that data has to move through a SATA connection, so unless I'm completely wrong, I don't see how a network connection will make it faster. At some point that data has to move through a SATA connection, so unless I’m completely wrong, I don’t see how a network connection will make it faster.

]]> By: andy http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives/comment-page-1#comment-13409 andy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:42:27 +0000 http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13409 I'm looking for a similar product. I think that using my LAN cable will be faster than eSATA. If so I would like a portable NAS device that's usb powered. Any takers? I’m looking for a similar product. I think that using my LAN cable will be faster than eSATA. If so I would like a portable NAS device that’s usb powered.

Any takers?

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