i'm thinking about purchasing a external hard drive, and i was wondering
is firewire or usb better/faster?
or is it better to get an internal sata?USB 2 seems to be the current standard if you want external. If there is no need of transferring that drive around, an internal would be less expensive.In test reports I've read, USB2 generally performs better than Firewire, too. Firewire seems to have a fairly niche market with video data capture/transfer.go with USB 2.0, its the best for external hard drive cases, this is the case i plan to get when i BUILD a new computer:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817801004

not the best looking, but overall a GOOD external harddrive case, it also supports both usb 2.0 and sata... i just got an idea about that drive... is there any way it could be hooked up through both USB and firewire to increase the data transfer speed?k, thanks guysQuote

is there any way it could be hooked up through both USB and firewire to increase the data transfer speed?

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is there any way it could be hooked up through both USB and firewire to increase the data transfer speed?

Possibly, if you are able to code bespoke communications drivers; that would require detailed knowledge of kernel-level programming, thorough understanding of USB and Firewire comms protocols, and a very, VERY big beard.