Thunderbolt vs USB 3.0

[X1XNobleX1X]

Hello forums,

I'm looking for a 4TB External HDD and I'm wondering whether I should purchase a Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 drive. 

I'll be using my on board Thunderbolt port on my Maximus V Extreme. 

[Excon]

Thunderbolt would be faster but more expensive, why not internal?

[Musikman]

Thunderbolt does have some security issues, so be wary of that.

I frequently use Thunderbolt and I have never heard of nor experienced any security issues with it. 

 

As far as OP's question, what kind of price difference is there? I presume it is a mechanical hard drive, going with Thunderbolt won't provide any speed boost because it will be limited by the speed of the hard drive.

[skullbringer]

tb is 10gb/s, usb3 is 5 gb/s, the hdd can read and write with 200 MB/s. so theres really no difference.

[X1XNobleX1X]

tb is 10gb/s, usb3 is 5 gb/s, the hdd can read and write with 200 MB/s. so theres really no difference.

So, it's best to purchase a cheaper USB 3.0 external HDD?

[Musikman]

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=thunderbolt+security&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

It's not common, but the OP should still be aware of it. 

Interesting. Thanks for sharing that with everyone. 

[skullbringer]

So, it's best to purchase a cheaper USB 3.0 Drive?

essentially, just get a cheap external drive, that actually has a fast drive inside, like wd black or seagate barracuda. usb3 or tb doesnt matter.

[X1XNobleX1X]

Thunderbolt would be faster but more expensive, why not internal?

 

 

I frequently use Thunderbolt and I have never heard of nor experienced any security issues with it. 

 

As far as OP's question, what kind of price difference is there? I presume it is a mechanical hard drive, going with Thunderbolt won't provide any speed boost because it will be limited by the speed of the hard drive.

 

 

tb is 10gb/s, usb3 is 5 gb/s, the hdd can read and write with 200 MB/s. so theres really no difference.

 

 

essentially, just get a cheap external drive, that actually has a fast drive inside, like wd black or seagate barracuda. usb3 or tb doesnt matter.

What are your guys opinions on buying 2 4TB WD RED drives and running them in RAID 0 in a USB 3 enclosure?

[Excon]

What are your guys opinions on buying 2 4TB WD RED drives and running them in RAID 0 in a USB 3 enclosure?

It's kind of a waste, why cant you put the drives into your case?

[X1XNobleX1X]

It's kind of a waste, why cant you put the drives into your case?

I only have Sata 2 ports left as I'm already raiding 3 WD Velociraptor in raid 0. 

[Musikman]

What are your guys opinions on buying 2 4TB WD RED drives and running them in RAID 0 in a USB 3 enclosure?

That actually doesn't seem like a bad idea. It would utilize the available bandwidth over USB 3. The Red drives are perfect for the application as well. They are designed for continuous operation in NAS environments.  

[aselwyn1]

If its going to be a hdd then there is no speed difference between USB 3 and thunderbolt

[Scott66]

There is now Thunderbolt 2.  Going to need a couple RAID5 NAS boxes daisy chained to saturate the 20Gb/s bandwidth.  

[rcarlos243]

Hello forums,

I'm looking for a 4TB External HDD and I'm wondering whether I should purchase a Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 drive. 

I'll be using my on board Thunderbolt port on my Maximus V Extreme. 

 

a 4TB external drive cost $300+ while a USB 3.0 4tb external drive cost $150

 

you are paying more that 2x the price for negligible performance difference if any.

 

i also doubt a 4TB HDD drive would be able to saturate USB 3.0's bandwidth.