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Been thinking of adding a external hd to my setup but there are sooo many out there I'm having a job deciding which one. My computer is 64 bit vista so I need to be careful on that, I know. It has a fire wire port on the rear also usb2.0 ports, all occupied so I would probably need a usb hub if go down that road. Sata then I suppose I'd need to install a SATA card. my internal drive is sata so I know the mainboard supports that too.
I like the sound of the USB cos it's handy for taking to another computer (usually a relatives) and usb is more popular on other computers.
The speed I know Sata is faster than firewire and FW is meant to be better than USB but is the difference transferring/opening files going to be so great that it's going to be mind boggling ? I don't play games.
Waiting a few extra milliseconds is not really a issue for me.
Maybe I just need a push and a shove here, should I just go for USB for compatibility with other computers (if the ocassion arises) or be selfish and consider FW/Sata ?
I like the sound of the USB cos it's handy for taking to another computer (usually a relatives) and usb is more popular on other computers.
The speed I know Sata is faster than firewire and FW is meant to be better than USB but is the difference transferring/opening files going to be so great that it's going to be mind boggling ? I don't play games.
Waiting a few extra milliseconds is not really a issue for me.
Maybe I just need a push and a shove here, should I just go for USB for compatibility with other computers (if the ocassion arises) or be selfish and consider FW/Sata ?