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20th August 2013, 17:38 | #11 |
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I've have and use a single and dual dock (BlacX). Speed is determined by the connection type. Typical connectivity is USB2, USB3, or eSATA. Speed is appropriate to any other drive connected using the same connection type. I use eSATA, same speed as an internal SATA drive.
With a NAS/PC/server, you have instant/continious access to all drives/data. With a dock, you only have access to whatever drive you have installed. Hot swapping will be dependant upon the connection type, controller, and the OS being used. Cooling while in use isn't an issue as they are open to the air, unlike an installed drive where they are subjected to increased case temps (regardless of airflow). Moisture will be the same installed or not. The bigger issue is care and storage for the drives when not in use. For data I need access to, I use a server. For storage and backups, I use a dock. The choice is yours based on your requirements. |
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^^^ The beef I have with using eSATA is that it takes up one SATA connection on the motherboard. That means I'll have one less internal harddrive. So I'll probably go with USB2, since my motherboard has a ton of those.
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I am surprised this thread is still going. After all of the external hard drive crashes I have experienced, my solution is this: massive array of thumb drives.
That way, whatever is lost, damaged, corrupted or otherwise, is a small chunk of the pie, and less of a loss. Cynical, yes, but practical. |
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USB2 is fine, but the speed difference between USB2 and SATA is huge. Which you likely already know if you move data internally between drives and have ever used an external USB drive. If you are just writing a file or two at a time, it would be no big deal. But if you are moving GBs of data, you will quickly understand what I mean. |
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