Will a External DVD Drive be quicker than the internal drive?

[MrHyde85]

I am considering buying an external Dvd Drive they all seem to have a max speed of 8x, as does my macbook pro drive.

I am currently in the process of ripping my dvd collection would I benefit from this? I assume I would save the internal drive a lot of wear and tear this way, but my need is for the increase in speed.

 

[GGJstudios]

While the speed of an external drive may be faster than your internal drive, transferring data via USB or Firewire will make it slower.

 

[pricej636]

I am considering buying an external Dvd Drive they all seem to have a max speed of 8x, as does my macbook pro drive.

I am currently in the process of ripping my dvd collection would I benefit from this? I assume I would save the internal drive a lot of wear and tear this way, but my need is for the increase in speed.

No reason to think an external drive would be any faster.

 

[lickitysplit]

No there will be no speed bump unless you buy the desktop equivilent which would be 22x(usually)for dvds.

 

[sup3r1or]

It depends, if Im not mistaken USB 2.0 speed is 100 MB/sec but that is not stable, so it depends on what speed is external drive is, it will hit the cap by USB.

 

[LoganT]

USB 2.0 is actually 480 MB/sec, but that's burst speed.

 

[bmb012]

I've used an external USB drive, and yes, they're much faster at burning and reading. At least, it was that way with my 1.67 Powerbook, don't know how much faster the newer laptops are. Don't have a disk to throw in and check...

 

[Eddyisgreat]

It depends, if Im not mistaken USB 2.0 speed is 100 MB/sec but that is not stable, so it depends on what speed is external drive is, it will hit the cap by USB.

USB 2.0 is actually 480 MB/sec, but that's burst speed.

Actually, USB 2.0 is 480 Mbps.

 

[bigjobby]

Actually, USB 2.0 is 480 Mbps.

... = 60MB/s.

One can also roughly halve that number just to accommodate the protocol overheads. Plenty of data available on the www for anyone who feels like doing the research.

Now going back to the topic of the thread. If the OP's MBP still has plenty of life in its warranty, why not just use the internal drive?