Internal vs External HDD

[Sir Cookie]

I am planning to buy a 2 TB storage but I am not sure if I should buy internal of external HDD. External would be easier to remove which suits my needs but in terms of speed which one is the best? Is the difference that significant ( SATA vs USB 3.0)?

Thanks

I could use a dock for HDD. Would the speed be better in that case? How "strong" is the connection of hdd docks?

 

[captaincharisma]

in reality the only difference would be portability and possibly a failsafe if the HDD enclosure ever fails. an external HDD is nothing but an internal HDD put in a box with a USB port

 

[Sir Cookie]

Isn't the speed and performance different?

 

[captaincharisma]

ther is little to no difference in speed between sata 3 and usb 3.0. also consider the fact that external drives are using a HDD that has a rotational speed unlike SSD drives so it doesn't matter the external HDD would never be able to get advantage of the full speeds of something like USB.3.0

 

[Sir Cookie]

What about docking bays? USB 3.0 external HDD vs internal in docking bay?

 

[captaincharisma]

still no difference. the only kind of drive that would be able to take full advantage of either of those interfaces would be an SSD drive. HDD have never been able to take full advantage of either

 

[jsmithepa]

You have to make sure it's a TRUE USB3 interface, and not just merely USB3 compatible, or "works in USB3."

 

[Sir Cookie]

What about a 3.0 HDD enclosure?