Which is faster?

[MAGNUStm]

I'm currently looking to buy an external bluray drive and I've narrowed it down to these two;

OWC Value 12X Blu-Ray Reader/16X DVD Super-MultiDrive

and

OWC Mercury Pro FireWire 800/400+USB2+eSATA 'Quad Interface' Blu-ray Reader + DVD DL/CDRW Reader/Writer


I have a 2.8 QuadCore iMac and looking for the fastest drive available within my budget. My guess is the Firewire drive is fastest but I just thought I'd ask to be sure.


Thanks

 

[simsaladimbamba]

1 x read with BD media is 32Mb/s (4MB/s), thus a 12x BD-reader should get 48MB/s, which USB 2.0 will not offer, as it peaks at approx. 35MB/s.
A 10x BD-reader will theoretically offer 40MB/s, thus it is a bit faster than USB 2.0.

I guess you want to rip BD media, thus you want the fastest?

 

[MAGNUStm]

1 x read with BD media is 32Mb/s (4MB/s), thus a 12x BD-reader should get 48MB/s, which USB 2.0 will not offer, as it peaks at approx. 35MB/s.
A 10x BD-reader will theoretically offer 40MB/s, thus it is a bit faster than USB 2.0.

I guess you want to rip BD media, thus you want the fastest?

Correct. I want to start ripping my movie collection.

Can you tell me where the limitations of the firewire connection?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Correct. I want to start ripping my movie collection.

Can you tell me where the limitations of the firewire connection?

No limitations, as Firewire will be a bit faster, and use less CPU (Firewire has a dedicated chip, USB has to use the CPU).

But if you only want to rip one movie per week (or a bit more), the USB BD-reader might suffice.

 

[gatepc]

I'm a fan of firewire in general and I would if I was you pay a small fee for the difference especially if you plan on ripping a lot of them.

 

[MAGNUStm]

Thanks for the input fellas. I think I'll spring for the for the FireWire drive as I do plan to rip a few movies a week.


Thanks again!