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<blockquote data-quote="wicker_man" data-source="post: 205934" data-attributes="member: 16283"><p>Firewire 400 runs at 400Mbits per second, whereas USB2 runs at 480Mbits per second.</p><p></p><p>However, USB2 has a bit more CPU usage, so the speeds are very similar. You can daisy chain the firewire drives to link up multiple drives.</p><p></p><p>However, the G-TECH G RAID 1TB also has firewire 800 ports too (which run at 800Mbits per second), which would be faster. But, I don't think it's worth an extra £330! The Icybox has FW400 and USB2 so you have a choice.</p><p></p><p>I currently own a Maxtor 200GB drive in my Icybox caddy and it is very noisy. Plus, it's corrupt its file system several times (running on my Windows system), so I do not reccomend Maxtor.</p><p></p><p>Seagates have a reputation for being fast, quiet and reliable. i built a PC for a friend with a Seagate and it runs nicely with no problems, and I am awaiting an 80GB Seagate for my iMac.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wicker_man, post: 205934, member: 16283"] Firewire 400 runs at 400Mbits per second, whereas USB2 runs at 480Mbits per second. However, USB2 has a bit more CPU usage, so the speeds are very similar. You can daisy chain the firewire drives to link up multiple drives. However, the G-TECH G RAID 1TB also has firewire 800 ports too (which run at 800Mbits per second), which would be faster. But, I don't think it's worth an extra £330! The Icybox has FW400 and USB2 so you have a choice. I currently own a Maxtor 200GB drive in my Icybox caddy and it is very noisy. Plus, it's corrupt its file system several times (running on my Windows system), so I do not reccomend Maxtor. Seagates have a reputation for being fast, quiet and reliable. i built a PC for a friend with a Seagate and it runs nicely with no problems, and I am awaiting an 80GB Seagate for my iMac. [/QUOTE]
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