M modular macrumors regular Original poster Apr 10, 2009 165 0 Apr 23, 2010 #1 so basically, does fw800 bottleneck the speed of the harddrive at all, or will these two interfaces be similar with a 5400rpm disk?
so basically, does fw800 bottleneck the speed of the harddrive at all, or will these two interfaces be similar with a 5400rpm disk?
Hellhammer Moderator emeritus Dec 10, 2008 22,165 582 Finland Apr 23, 2010 #2 Seeing that FW800 has maximum real world speed of ~80MB/s, it won't. 5400rpm usually stay under 80MB/s so you should be fine
Seeing that FW800 has maximum real world speed of ~80MB/s, it won't. 5400rpm usually stay under 80MB/s so you should be fine