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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 534284" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I've yet to find one, but I can answer your latter query. ESATA is just another connector type on the same SATA bus that is inside of your computer. So, you have a theoretical rate of 3.0Gb/s, compared to an 800Mb/s rate for FW800. There are 1000Mb in a Gb, so theoretically, it should be more than 3 times the speed. I say theoretically, because hard drives simply can't transmit data at those speeds as the bus is not the bottleneck, but the drive technology itself. </p><p></p><p>The bottom line here is that if you want your external drive to function at the same speeds as an internal drive, you're best off with an ESATA adapter. FW800 will be comparable, but with ESATA, you're essentially using the same bus so it's an apples to apples comparison.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 534284, member: 24098"] I've yet to find one, but I can answer your latter query. ESATA is just another connector type on the same SATA bus that is inside of your computer. So, you have a theoretical rate of 3.0Gb/s, compared to an 800Mb/s rate for FW800. There are 1000Mb in a Gb, so theoretically, it should be more than 3 times the speed. I say theoretically, because hard drives simply can't transmit data at those speeds as the bus is not the bottleneck, but the drive technology itself. The bottom line here is that if you want your external drive to function at the same speeds as an internal drive, you're best off with an ESATA adapter. FW800 will be comparable, but with ESATA, you're essentially using the same bus so it's an apples to apples comparison. [/QUOTE]
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