I'm in the process of making a HTPC. I currently have an external USB 2.0 drive that I use for external MP3 and occassional DVD temporary storage. I've noticed that whenever I burn DVDs from the external drive that if I do anything that accesses that same drive it seriously reduces the speed at which my buffer fills - it's obviously not good for random file access.
I currently have a cheap USB 2.0 hub that I plug my iPod and the external drive in. Obviously, if I were to access both at the same time, the bandwidth will be cut in half.
So here's the question: Should I just use a separate USB 2.0 port and attach another external device so I don't have to worry about the bandwidth reduction or is firewire a more viable alternative? Does firewire have better bandwidth management (maybe to the scale of IDE buses or SCSI?)? I always see Firewire associated with media transfer such as in DV camcorders, etc. I'm wondering if it's a better bus for this purpose.
Thanks in advance ATers.
I currently have a cheap USB 2.0 hub that I plug my iPod and the external drive in. Obviously, if I were to access both at the same time, the bandwidth will be cut in half.
So here's the question: Should I just use a separate USB 2.0 port and attach another external device so I don't have to worry about the bandwidth reduction or is firewire a more viable alternative? Does firewire have better bandwidth management (maybe to the scale of IDE buses or SCSI?)? I always see Firewire associated with media transfer such as in DV camcorders, etc. I'm wondering if it's a better bus for this purpose.
Thanks in advance ATers.
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