[NTLUG:Discuss] external hard drive question

[Mike LaPlante]

VanSchuyver, Shawn (Contractor) wrote:
> ¥> OS: Mandriva 2007
> ¥> Device:  SP-UF35/750 SimpleTech SimpleDrive External Designed by
> ¥> Pininfarina - hard drive - 750 GB - FireWire / Hi-Speed USB
> ¥> Question:  Any Pros/Cons between USB and FireWire?
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> +>USB is more compatible.   There are still many firewire chipsets
> +>that are not well supported.
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> Firewire is faster by almost 2X when it is supported.
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Not trying to hi-jack the thread or anything, but does any one know a 
utility that lets you monitor usb transfer speeds. I have some external 
drives and sometimes the writes seem slow even though I'm plugged into 
the 2.0 port, and the cable is 2.0. lsusb confirms the port is 2.0 but 
I'd like to see a mb/s or something so I could be sure.

Mike