Comments on: Time Capsule for Backup: Why I Didn’t Buy One http://www.pcmech.com/article/time-capsule-for-backup-why-i-didnt-buy-one/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 1TB External Hard Driveshttp://www.pcmech.com/article/time-capsule-for-backup-why-i-didnt-buy-one/comment-page-1/#comment-50364 1TB External Hard Drives Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:42:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6483#comment-50364 Modern musicians are always looking for larger, faster, and more-convenient data storage. The current trend in mobile storage is eSATA, the external version of the SATA (Serial AT Attachment) standard. As its name suggests, this standard is related to the ATA/IDE specification, under which most internal drives have operated since the late 1980s. SATA drives are increasingly popular with PC users and have been standard on Mac desktops since the first G5s. Modern musicians are always looking for larger, faster, and more-convenient data storage. The current trend in mobile storage is eSATA, the external version of the SATA (Serial AT Attachment) standard. As its name suggests, this standard is related to the ATA/IDE specification, under which most internal drives have operated since the late 1980s. SATA drives are increasingly popular with PC users and have been standard on Mac desktops since the first G5s.

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.pcmech.com/article/time-capsule-for-backup-why-i-didnt-buy-one/comment-page-1/#comment-44175 Chris Wed, 19 May 2010 18:40:08 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6483#comment-44175 You might want to do some research....the other commenter is correct, USB 2.0 is nowhere near as fast as GigE.Firewire may be slightly faster but probably not much, is also precludes using it for multiple machines simultaneously.All your points are valid, if you're someone looking for an external drive, and not a network storage appliance. Perhaps it might meet your criteria if you were actually looking for this class of device.Not that I care one way or the other what you need or buy, it's just a strange way to look at this. You might want to do some research….the other commenter is correct, USB 2.0 is nowhere near as fast as GigE.

Firewire may be slightly faster but probably not much, is also precludes using it for multiple machines simultaneously.

All your points are valid, if you’re someone looking for an external drive, and not a network storage appliance. Perhaps it might meet your criteria if you were actually looking for this class of device.

Not that I care one way or the other what you need or buy, it’s just a strange way to look at this.

]]> By: Rhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/time-capsule-for-backup-why-i-didnt-buy-one/comment-page-1/#comment-11536 R Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:05:07 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=6483#comment-11536 Erm USB 2 (480Mbps) or Firewire 400 (400Mbps), NOT MBps and therefore is only about 50MBps (theoretically anyway).In reality its more like 35-40MBps due to overheads.Also the thread mentions 15-16Mbps and 80Mbps(again NOT MBps), there is a difference. Erm USB 2 (480Mbps) or Firewire 400 (400Mbps), NOT MBps and therefore is only about 50MBps (theoretically anyway).

In reality its more like 35-40MBps due to overheads.

Also the thread mentions 15-16Mbps and 80Mbps(again NOT MBps), there is a difference.

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