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meblumen · 02-26-2008, 03:02 PM

I'm planning on purchasing a new laptop for my audio rig. In addition to the internal HD to run the OS and programs, I need an external HD to write the audio data being recorded. Most of the options I'm considering have both firewire ports and express card slots. My question is this, is Firewire 400 or 800 going to an external HD faster than an esata express card going to an external HD or vice versa?

02-26-2008, 03:02 PM	#1
meblumen Member (8 bit) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 161	Confused Over eSata I'm planning on purchasing a new laptop for my audio rig. In addition to the internal HD to run the OS and programs, I need an external HD to write the audio data being recorded. Most of the options I'm considering have both firewire ports and express card slots. My question is this, is Firewire 400 or 800 going to an external HD faster than an esata express card going to an external HD or vice versa?