NathanHamler Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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So i just picked up a new Mac Mini quad i7 machine....i had an iMac before with a fair bit less power, so i'm happy with the upgrade...I previously used FW800 drives on my iMac to store my libraries on....with this one, i decided to use the internal SATA HDD to store my libraries on, thinking that it would be faster....i didn't notice a huge difference at previews loading within Aperture once i moved the library to the internal drive (vs the FW800), so i decided to do a disk speed test...what i found was surprising....
I expected the internal sata drive to be faster than the FW800 (despite it being 5400 rpm, rather than 7200), but it wasn't....
also, i expected an external USB 3.0 drive to be faster than FW800 as well, but again, it wasn't.
Even if the USB 3.0 drive was 7200 rpm, i dont think it would be worth it, when you consider the processor overhead that USB has, that FW doesn't...
Does this really simply come down to the USB 3.0 and Internal SATA drives being 5400 rpm, rather than 7200?
I may as well just continue using the FW drives, as their speed isn't TERRIBLE...I've considered putting individual projects/libraries on the SSD while working, and then moving them off to another drive, which i may do, but still, i'm disappointed in USB 3.0 for now...
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