> Mick has a good point. I have two or three of the cheaper USB external > enclosures and only one of them was somewhat fast, it is USB 2.0 after > all. The other two logged a lot of errors in messages file about > resetting something. It was resetting so often that moving data to or > from the drive was very slow. I pitched the two bad ones, saved the one > that works but bought a known good one, it has a fan and a display with > the temps and fan RPMs etc on it. It is a eSATA or USB enclosure. I > use the eSATA port and it is as fast as my internal drives. If > interested, I can find a link for one so you can see what it looks > like. I can also find the one that doesn't work just in case you have > it. The good one is black and the iffy ones are a silver color. Point > is, not all external enclosures work well. USB ports in my experience > really complicate matters.Â
> I like USB for my camera and my little card reader, that I use to get > deer pics off my trail camera. Other than that, I try to avoid USB. > Oh, printers tend to work too. > Dale I am curious about your USB and eSATA enclosure. I have two such Sabrent enclosures, USB 2.0 and eSATA. USB 2.0 works with IDE or SATA hard drive, while eSATA works only with SATA hard drive. I also have a Micronet Fantom G-Force hard drive with USB 3.0 and eSATA connections. Tom
