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  1. 8th Sep 2009 08:06 #1
    dymx
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    How many minutes does it normally take to transfer a 4gb file to an ide or sata external hard drive?
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  2. 8th Sep 2009 14:59 #2
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    An EXTERNAL hard drive is going to have a secondary connector, such as USB, firewire, or eSata. This will be the more important factor in speed than the actual drives connedtion to the external box.

    All esle being equal, SATA is faster than IDE. Trannsfer speed will also be dependent on the hosting drive and PC where the files actually reside.
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  3. 8th Sep 2009 15:24 #3
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    Very roughly:
    IDE/SATA/eSATA, about 1 to 2 minutes
    USB 2.0, about 2 to 4 minutes
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  4. 9th Sep 2009 08:04 #4
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    Originally Posted by jagabo
    Very roughly:
    IDE/SATA/eSATA, about 1 to 2 minutes
    USB 2.0, about 2 to 4 minutes
    I 2nd that

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