faster on firewire or sata3?

[zoran]

I want to make an ssd as a primary drive for my mid 2010 iMac (11.3)! Will it work faster if i place it in an enclosure on the firewire port, or install it inside the iMac in the Sata3 port? (Like shown in the OWC video)

 

[ApolloBoy]

SATA III is gonna be much faster than FW 800, no contest. SATA III maxes out at 6 Gbps while FW 800 is of course 800 Mbps.

 

[zoran]

Ok, btw are we certain that my iMac inside has a Sata3 port or might it be a Sata2?

 

[ApolloBoy]

Ok, btw are we certain that my iMac inside has a Sata3 port or might it be a Sata2?

Actually now that you mention it, the 2010 iMacs used SATA II and not III. In any case it's still much faster than FW 800.

 

[MCAsan]

So SSD on SATA II internally for boot/OS/apps and FW800 external drives for large libraries and Time Machine backup (unless you are using something like a Time Capsule or NAS).