fastest usb 3.0 external drive ?

[anonymous4a]

Hi, what's the fastest usb 3.0 external drive right now ? Not looking for ssd .. just need a drive where I can install games on, hoping to run games with usb 3.0 . Would it be fast enough to run without lag ? I would be playing on my macbook retina.. probably at 1900 x 1200 resolution. How is this drive ?

http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Mobile-P...?ie=UTF8&qid=1376130602&sr=8-2&keywords=touro

 

[maflynn]

If you have a rMBP, then why not a thunderbolt based solution?

I'm pulling in 400 mb/s on a drobo mini and while not cheap the speed is very fast.

 

[maflynn]

Here's the drobo using the USB and as you can see, its a bit slower then TB

 

[Fishrrman]

This is fast:
http://oyendigital.com/hard-drives/store/U32-M.html

This will be faster (but more expensive):
http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/miniswap-u3/

 

[anonymous4a]

can't afford it, looking for something for under 80$ preferably. So pretty much whats the fastest usb 3.0 external drive I can find for under 80$ ?

 

[COrocket]

can't afford it, looking for something for under 80$ preferably. So pretty much whats the fastest usb 3.0 external drive I can find for under 80$.

For $80 the one you linked to looks good, because for that price your limited to budget consumer drives anyways. If you can spend a little more you could get a desktop drive http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digit...=UTF8&qid=1376181195&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+black and a USB enclosure for around $25. The desktop drives are a little faster with larger caches. USB 3 will run hard drives at near full speed, so you shouldn't see noticeable lag

 

[anonymous4a]

so the http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/r...?ie=UTF8&qid=1376130602&sr=8-2&keywords=touro

touro pro is the fastest I can get for 80$ ? I'll be able to install games on it and play without lag ? anything faster ?