Once again, I bench tested at 8mb and 32mb with HDTach. Now I was getting the results I am used to. The average speed for a USB 2.0 connection was 19.2mb/s. So with a little hesitation, I proceeded to transfer the raw video files over once again. 57 minutes later, the transfer was complete. Now don’t get me wrong, USB is one of the most innovative connections to come into the world of computers, making damned near everything hot-swappable. But when it comes to large file backups, I would opt for the eSATA route.
In closing, the QNAP QBack-35S was quite impressive when it came to eSATA data transfer rates, and when it came to backing things up with the ultimate in flexibility. It handled heat dissipation like a pro, and I got the speed I was missing when USB was the standard for accessing files on an external hard drive. Aside from little things that I found personally irritating, like only being able to use the wide range of features in the QBack software in USB mode (Editor: both eSATA and USB cables must be connected to get full functionality), this is a product I would recommend to the average consumer who is simply looking for a way to back up their data safely and securely. For those who have large amounts of data to transfer in a hurry, you’ll have to give up security for serenity.
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