On Dec 4, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > On Dec 4, 2008, at 9:14 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > >> I have an Airport extreme with an external usb drive, I'm curious to >> know if the "USB" is the bottleneck? would I be better off using an >> ethernet storage solution instead? which is faster? USB or ethernet? > > Airport: 58mbit/s at best > Ethernet: 1000mbit/s > > Gee, not a hard decision at all :-) > > The Drobo looks really interesting, and is getting much positive > press: > Hey Bruce, If that ethernet network storage is connected to the Airport Extreme and then accessed with my macbook via wireless, I'm back to that 58mbit/s at best right? So, If i'm hearing you correctly, the wireless is going to slow me down to 58mbit/s no matter how the hard drive is plugged into the airport extreme usb, ethernet or time capsule (built-in) correct? (also assuming that my network is 5.8ghz 802.11a) Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
