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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 513933" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Does anyone have any actual timed tests to show the difference in speed between the two drives and how much difference we're talking about?</p><p>Say for instance encoding a file that sits on the external drive instead of the internal...</p><p></p><p>The only thing I have tried is ripping a DVD - and found basically no difference between the internal 5400 and a FW 800 attached SATA drive. Of course the limiting factor here would be the extremely slow "superdrives" they put in the MBP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 513933, member: 24160"] Does anyone have any actual timed tests to show the difference in speed between the two drives and how much difference we're talking about? Say for instance encoding a file that sits on the external drive instead of the internal... The only thing I have tried is ripping a DVD - and found basically no difference between the internal 5400 and a FW 800 attached SATA drive. Of course the limiting factor here would be the extremely slow "superdrives" they put in the MBP. [/QUOTE]
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