maxtor external drives

[abarsami]

I want to know if playing quicktime movies, avi files will be slower on external usb 2.0 drives vs internal drives.

I know the transfer rates and all that stuff, but just want to know if playing movies will be choppy on external drive or exact same as internal drive.

 

[Zamboni]

I've played small movies and mp3's from an external without too many problems, but I can feel the hesitation when looking through directories or opening the file. I haven't tried playing back a larger file like a DVD rip from an external yet.

 

[abarsami]

I just ran hd tach and my maxtor external got 35 mb... my internal raptor got 65 mb.

I was thinking of getting a hitachi sata 2 250gb drive. But my computer only supports sata 150. Then I was thinking of getting sata enclosure and hooking it up via sata externally.

Is it worth it to do this? How much of a boost will sata 150 drive get me?