Esata vs thunderbolt 3

[Gator_maac]

I am wondering if there are any hardware experts on here to help answer this question. I wanted to add some space to my 27" iMac 2017. The only thing is that I was wondering is eSATA faster than thunderbolt 3 considering the overheads?

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

TB3 is by far the fastest. Have a look at this link and proceed down to the speed summary section and remember these are maximum in theory:-


https://www.online-tech-tips.com/co...vs-thunderbolt-vs-firewire-vs-ethernet-speed/

 

[cynics]

I am wondering if there are any hardware experts on here to help answer this question. I wanted to add some space to my 27" iMac 2017. The only thing is that I was wondering is eSATA faster than thunderbolt 3 considering the overheads?

eSATA? There is no eSATA port on the 2017 iMac. You'll need to transition to USB or Thunderbolt and introduce overhead anyway.