Running a SATA Port Multiplier with Mac

[ghostchild]

Hey guys so I have a couple questions about running a 4 x port SATA multipler with MAC would a esata to usb adapter limit my transfer speeds and will running uneven gb hds ruin it? I'm just planning to use the drives separately for now until i do actually get 4x 1tb and run two different RAIDs. What do you guys think?

Thanks.

 

[rowsdower]

would a esata to usb adapter limit my transfer speeds

USB 2.0 has a maximum bandwidth of 60 MB/s. SATA-150 (the slowest SATA) has a maximum bandwidth of 150 MB/s. A USB adapter will limit the transfer speeds to at most 60 MB/s.

 

[ghostchild]

USB 2.0 has a maximum bandwidth of 60 MB/s. SATA-150 (the slowest SATA) has a maximum bandwidth of 150 MB/s. A USB adapter will limit the transfer speeds to at most 60 MB/s.

well there is a firewire 800 on my umpb is there an adapter for that and will it still limit my speeds?

 

[Cave Man]

I'd go with FW800 over eSATA on a MBP. Much more convenient and can be daisy chained.