I'm looking to buy an external hard-drive for my computer (a USB powered one) in the timeframe of now to a week. The dilemna I'm having is whether to buy a USB 3.0 or a USB 2.0 one.
Obviously the answer would be the USB 3.0 one since it's faster and newer technology. However, the motherboard on my computer is an Asus P7P55D which only has USB 2.0 ports. Obviously I will upgrade my computer down the road, but maybe not for the next two two years or so.
My question is, which will be faster and wiser to buy out of the two. I'm aware that the USB 3.0 will still work on my motherboard, just at slower speeds. But out of the two which would be faster:
- USB 3.0 on my current motherboard.
- USB 2.0 on my current motherboard.
If they will be relatively the same speed, then I will probably purchase the USB 3.0 since it will be more future compatiblel. However, if it will result in a significantly slower read/write speeds than if I were to purchase the 2.0 one, then it wouldn't be worth it.
Specifically I've been looking at the Western Digital Passport 500GB External Drives. Mainly because:
- I'm not using this for a permanent storage drive, but I do need the large capacity for what I'm using it for.
- I like the small size of the hard drive.
- I don't want to carry around a power cord along with a USB cord, so USB powered is the way to go.
- Even though I had a WD 1TB Elements die on me, I still trust the brand.
Unless someone could recommend me a better external hard-drive to use.
Thanks in advance for the help, any questions or clarifications please let me know.
Obviously the answer would be the USB 3.0 one since it's faster and newer technology. However, the motherboard on my computer is an Asus P7P55D which only has USB 2.0 ports. Obviously I will upgrade my computer down the road, but maybe not for the next two two years or so.
My question is, which will be faster and wiser to buy out of the two. I'm aware that the USB 3.0 will still work on my motherboard, just at slower speeds. But out of the two which would be faster:
- USB 3.0 on my current motherboard.
- USB 2.0 on my current motherboard.
If they will be relatively the same speed, then I will probably purchase the USB 3.0 since it will be more future compatiblel. However, if it will result in a significantly slower read/write speeds than if I were to purchase the 2.0 one, then it wouldn't be worth it.
Specifically I've been looking at the Western Digital Passport 500GB External Drives. Mainly because:
- I'm not using this for a permanent storage drive, but I do need the large capacity for what I'm using it for.
- I like the small size of the hard drive.
- I don't want to carry around a power cord along with a USB cord, so USB powered is the way to go.
- Even though I had a WD 1TB Elements die on me, I still trust the brand.
Unless someone could recommend me a better external hard-drive to use.
Thanks in advance for the help, any questions or clarifications please let me know.