On Apr 8, 2007, at 9:49 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: >> External drive enclosures that run FW800 are available but expensive. >> FW400 enclosures are easy to find, and affordable. For bulk storage >> like a hard drive, USB 2.0 is slower than FW400, by a factor of about >> 2 to 3. I'd use it only as a last resort, and for your USB card >> reader. > > OK, thanks. Will have a closer look at the options ...
BTW, there are a lot of enclosures that support both FW400 and USB 2, I recommend them. There are also those that support FW800, FW400 and USB 2. They tend to be pricey but high quality. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

