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Is using Network Storage (storage drive connected directly to ethernet) faster in file transfers?
Question : Is using Network Storage (storage drive connected directly to ethernet) faster in file transfers?
I want to transfer files from my laptop. I have an external that is connected usb to a main computer in home network. Want to add more externals and saw an external that can hook up directly to ethernet. Will that be faster? I know i can hook the usb external directly to my laptop but i would like a central location at home for externals.
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Best answer:
Answer by Bamba
It should be faster yeah, Ethernet has higher data transfer rates than USB 2.0 so it should transfer files around the network quicker than you could copy them from a USB device.
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#3 written by Denise T 1 year ago
It depends on what kind of equipment you have as to which would be faster. If I was in your shoes, I would write down the names and models of your equipment, then I would go to some store like Circuit City which specializes in computer equipment. They should be able to help you decide what kind of externals will work best for your situation. (Beware, they will try to sell you a bunch of new equipment so you have to be forceful about not wanting to replace anything you already own.)
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Three options:
Medium speed – USB Hard Drive attached to Computer attached to Network attached to Laptop.
Reason – Processing on computer will create a bottle-neck and reduce upper speed limit.
Fast speed – Ethernet Hard Drive attached to Network attached to Laptop
Reason – removes computer as a middle-man; still relies on a somewhat slower data connection; network becomes the bottle-neck.
Fastest speed – USB Hard Drive attached to Laptop
Reason – A Direct connection between two devices is always fastest, and USB hard drives are designed to be hot-swappable in any operating system after Windows 98SE. Just plug the hard drive into the laptop, and when you’re finished backing up your files, plug it back into your main computer.