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External HD for MAME
heemid:
Here is a pretty sweet deal, its USB and eSATA. Use code EMCLSNM47 for an extra 10% off.
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mrserv0n:
--- Quote from: severdhed on May 20, 2009, 10:48:43 am ---If you are going to put it on an external hard drive, then i would go with e-sata. the usb 2.0 interface is just nowhere near as fast, and could cause performance degradation. or, you could always just go with an internal hard drive.
you can pick up a 1tb drive for under $100 now, internal or external.
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I have run a cabinet off a usb 2.0 ext for a long time and there is no difference in performance. You do not need Esata
massive88:
I did some tests using Mame and roms on the same HDD, and mame and roms on different HDDs this weekend, I found zero difference in speed.
This was tested on Blitz and Gauntlet Dark Legacy, both hard drives were internal SATA drives though, not an external.