N nelly22 macrumors 6502 Original poster Sep 29, 2009 366 5 Oct 2, 2015 #1 Which one is faster, new SSD in USB 2 port or inside MacBook in ATA 1.5 Gb/s port?
chrfr macrumors G5 Jul 11, 2009 13,746 7,347 Oct 2, 2015 #2 nelly22 said: Which one is faster, new SSD in USB 2 port or inside MacBook in ATA 1.5 Gb/s port? Click to expand... SATA is significantly faster. USB 2.0 is rated at 480Mb/sec, so less than 1/3 the speed of SATA. Reactions: nelly22
nelly22 said: Which one is faster, new SSD in USB 2 port or inside MacBook in ATA 1.5 Gb/s port? Click to expand... SATA is significantly faster. USB 2.0 is rated at 480Mb/sec, so less than 1/3 the speed of SATA.
N nelly22 macrumors 6502 Original poster Sep 29, 2009 366 5 Oct 2, 2015 #3 chrfr said: SATA is significantly faster. USB 2.0 is rated at 480Mb/sec, so less than 1/3 the speed of SATA. Click to expand... Thanks. What kind of real world speed both would have?
chrfr said: SATA is significantly faster. USB 2.0 is rated at 480Mb/sec, so less than 1/3 the speed of SATA. Click to expand... Thanks. What kind of real world speed both would have?