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Use Firewire drive instead of USB drive. Firewire is much faster in real world usage.

I just bought my External HDD a week ago, and I'm fine with it being USB, it's fast enough for me.

This is the one I use, http://www.buy.com/prod/d-link-dub-...rt-high-speed-usb-2-0/q/loc/101/10342286.html

Works like a charm, I hide it under my desk. Haven't had an issue with it yet.

I already bought the Griffin hub that I posted, but thanks for the suggestion anyways.
 
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