Transfer speed dropped from 530MB/s to 120MB/s when it was swapped from internal SATA 6Gb/s port to eSATA dock. True, the Thermaltake dock has a review saying eSATA speed isn't good enough, but the reviewer used SSD for the test. That's important for recording PT sessions. That's why I suggested using eSATA dock + bare drive designed for internal gives you sustained read/write performance. To be honest I didn't have the heart to delve into the matter further with him - some of those DELL guys are nuts The funny thing is, when I called DELL earlier to ask them questions about the USB 3.0 interface they sell, the subject turned to internal drives, and the guy on the phone was insistent that while I could add a 2nd internal, I wouldn't be able to access them both simultaneously. Maybe I'll look into adding a 2nd internal though. I don't have the frequent need to move my HD, but I can think of two occasions in the past year when I've ended up having to travel with it. I'm thinking external for portability, really. I'm tempted to go for it if not just to see if my current drive can be salvaged. Then, get a quality bare HD like WD Black lines.īut why external? You have a tower, right? Your SATA ports are all filled?Looks interesting, although one of the reviews says that the unit has disappointing eSATA transfer rates. Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5” & 3.5” USB 2.0 & eSATA
If it's a stable desktop and you don't have curious small kids around, this kind of eSATA docks work nicely. Looking around, I can't really find a definite answer as to which comes out on top speed-wise, in fact one article I read concluded that eSATA wins on reads, while USB 3.0 wins on writes, by about the same amount each way (or vice-versa).Īs for my DAW, well I've been using Pro Tools (so I know eSATA isn't officially supported, although I've heard people use it just fine) but I'm thinking about ditching PT for Sonar X1, which I've been trialing (and I love it). I would have the Komplete Ultimate library on this drive though. I never record more than one track of audio at once, and to be honest my tunes never really exceed five or six tracks of audio. Begging the question: which would suit me best? A little background: However, I'd rather not have to do that, if an eSATA drive would do just as well. My Dell Studio XPS tower doesn't have USB 3.0 ports, but I could always throw a PCI Express interface in there for $30 or so. There are some great eSATA connectable drives around, like the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad Interface, but there are also some nice USB 3.0 drives around as well. Meaning I'm in the market for a new external drive. I have a feeling it wasn't the best drive for audio production anyway So, my darn 2TB Seagate POS external drive (5400 or 7200rpm? Who knows!) has finally crapped out on me.
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