On Nov 15, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Nov 15, 2011, at 12:52 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: > >> I'd like to know why my eSATA card on my PM G5 dual 2.7 transfers files no >> faster than my F/W400 or F/W 800. Can it be the enclosure? I get the same >> results on my Mac Pro. > > It's the physical limitation of a single HD, mostly determined by the speed > of the platter rotation and the density of the bits on the platter. Newer HDs > are slightly faster than old ones, but not exponentially, just linearly. To > get faster transfer speeds you'll either need to buy a SSD or create a RAID > of multiple HDs. >
Thanks. I've been looking for a good excuse to set up a RAID box so would a RAID 0 be faster to use than the safer RAID 1? And does the data move from RAID to internal drive as fast as internal to the RAID. Would the 64MB buffer SATA HDD's help too? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
