USNRET Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 So I just received an 8th gen i7 NUC and I am searching for the fastest external CD/DVD/BR drive to plug in. Seems to me that Thunderbolt 3 is faster then USB Type C but a) is that true, b) is there an economical drive to be had and c) is the read / write speed of the drive and disc such that it would actually speed ripping discs to my NAS by using Tbolt or Type C over the standard USB 3 ports? My limited searches so far is just USB 3.0 other than Apple's spendy items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron167 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Why did you buy that thing?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 just cause been building since the early 90's but the wife wanted a small quite device and I didn't want to kit it together excuse to get a 4K display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron167 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Well then how about buying one each usb and thunderbolt drives and doing an A B comparison test? What format are you planning on ripping to? What NAS are you using? I'm very interested as I am just now starting to consider ripping and utilizing my NAS for music. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 I have FLAC loaded so far but several hundred more to go. Why buy both when some nerd here can answer? https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/ts-451+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron167 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Just cause?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 1 minute ago, baron167 said: Just cause? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 There is no sanity clause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, oldtimer said: There is no sanity clause. Or Santa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, USNRET said: So I just received an 8th gen i7 NUC and I am searching for the fastest external CD/DVD/BR drive to plug in. Seems to me that Thunderbolt 3 is faster then USB Type C but a) is that true, b) is there an economical drive to be had and c) is the read / write speed of the drive and disc such that it would actually speed ripping discs to my NAS by using Tbolt or Type C over the standard USB 3 ports? My limited searches so far is just USB 3.0 other than Apple's spendy items. I didn't't think Apple's was that much, but had to have Apple replace it, all free of charge as usual. Works perfectly well now and I'd much rather have Apple's high quality USB Super Drive. Doesn't seem slow to me and I don't have disc compatibility issue of some other brands I tried. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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