- Jul 12, 2013
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One of my computers has an SSD boot drive and an internal WD 2GB HDD for storage (photos, videos) that gets about 120 MB/s read/write using Atto to benchmark. Meanwhile, my USB 3.0 Seagate backup 2GB and 3GB drives get greater than 180 MB/s read/write using Atto. The "real world" performance is also noticeably faster with the external USB 3.0 drives.
My understanding is that the Seagate external drives use Seagate Barracuda HDDs, but when I look for reviews of those drives, they generally indicate transfer speeds well short of the 184-192 MB/s speeds I'm seeing with my external drives.
So my question is this: Can I use an internal HDD that will be as fast or faster than my current USB 3.0 external drives? Also, what is the fastest internal drive I can buy? Dependability is also important as these are my family photos, and while I have multiple backups (local, cloud, print), I want a robust primary copy. Budget is up to $250 per 2GB HDD.
My understanding is that the Seagate external drives use Seagate Barracuda HDDs, but when I look for reviews of those drives, they generally indicate transfer speeds well short of the 184-192 MB/s speeds I'm seeing with my external drives.
So my question is this: Can I use an internal HDD that will be as fast or faster than my current USB 3.0 external drives? Also, what is the fastest internal drive I can buy? Dependability is also important as these are my family photos, and while I have multiple backups (local, cloud, print), I want a robust primary copy. Budget is up to $250 per 2GB HDD.
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