Re: [Hampshire] (OT) NAS and USB3 connections

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Author: Chris Dennis
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] (OT) NAS and USB3 connections
On 22/04/13 14:44, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 05:38:55PM +0100, Daniel Llewellyn wrote:
>> On 21 April 2013 17:34, Peter B. <petyrb@???> wrote:
>>> As far as I know usb 2.0 maxes out at 30mbps usb 3.0 100mbps for local
>>> data transfer.
>>>
>> I think you're confusing things here. USB2 runs at up to 480Mbps raw line
>> speed, and USB3 runs at up to 5Gbps.
>
> And yet I would still choose storage over a 1Gig Ethernet as opposed
> to over USB3.


Why? :)

There seems to be a lot of aversion on this list to USB-connected hard
drives. What are the advantages of Ethernet-connected ones?

cheers

Chris
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