I'm thinking of getting a ! to 2 Terabyte external USB drive for storage and back ups. My PC is pretty fast and has lots of RAM, etc. The only problem is that when I bought the internal D drive, I never thought I would fill the 275 GB with data. So I want to move non-essential data to the external. The only thing I'm not clear on is whether to go with USB 2 or USB 3. I understand I can utilize either with and add-in card. Given my usage plans, will USB 3 have any significant advantages over USB 2? Enough to justify the extra cost? Any drawbacks?
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Making a big jump on external USB drive
- Thread starter okieman
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Definitely go with USB 3.0. USB 2.0 will not exceed 30MB/s for any single device, and at that rate, takes about 1+ hours to transfer ~60GB of data.
Well, I ordered a Western Digital 2 TB USB 3.0.
Now all I have to do is figure out which add-in USB 3.0 card to buy. And make sure it fits my PC. For some reason the mfgs add extra digits after the PCI in the description of what their card is. Also not sure if there's much difference on who the mfg is.
Now all I have to do is figure out which add-in USB 3.0 card to buy. And make sure it fits my PC. For some reason the mfgs add extra digits after the PCI in the description of what their card is. Also not sure if there's much difference on who the mfg is.