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Re: Question on External USB 2.0 hard drive enclosures.



On 7 May 2003, Ron Johnson wrote:

> Slightly off topic, but I'd look for an IEEE1394-based external
> drive, since testing(*) shows that they are much faster than USB2.0-
> based drives.

Then I have to buy Firewire interfaces for all these servers, as most
have Asus P4B533 motherboards that have onboard USB 1.1/2.0, but not
Firewire(which the p4b533-e has)

Speed doesn't bother me much, I can put the drive on the server and walk
away for 20 minutes if I have to.

Mike



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