Is eSATA faster than FireWire 800?
Yes, eSATA is faster than FireWire 800. With fast enough source and destination SATA hard drives, and an eSATA controller card, using an eSATA connection will yield faster transfer rates than FireWire 800. The maximum *theoretical* transfer rate of an eSATA 150 connection is 1.5Gb/s (or 150MB/s), and an eSATA 300 connection is 3.0Gb/s (or 300MB/s). Whereas FireWire 800 has a maximum *theoretical* transfer rate of 800Mb/s (or 100MB/s). Keep in mind that these transfer rates are *theoretical* and not what you will actually achieve.
