[G4] Re: Cheap firewire drive case

[Richard M. Kriss]

> Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:40:36 -0400
> From: Doug Burton <mdd867x2 at adelphia.net>
> Subject: Re: [G4] Re: Cheap firewire drive case
>
>> 
>> I happen to have a good SATA drive I would like to use in an external
>> case with a firewire interface.  I currently have it in a case with a USB
>> 2.0 interface.
> 
> I would think speed is the primary reason why none is offered.  The
> only reason I can see for wanting a serial ATA drive in the first place
> is the speed of the interface.  To bottleneck it in a FW external case
> defeats the purpose, don't you think?
> 
> Just a message from Doug...
> 

I used to run the SATA drive internal with SATA/PCI adapter card and it was
not really any faster than the standard ATA drive in the primary location.
They may faster in G5's but there seems to be other things governing speed
when used in a G4.