> >USB 2.0 is faster than most LANs (480 vs 100Mbps). > > > >Tony > > But significantly slower than Ultra ATA, and much, much > slower than the next generation SATA standard (3Gbits/s). Of course, internal is always faster. Internal flash won't be as fast as a hard drive (yet), but for a laptop power usage is a big consideration. Flash drives will be rather quiet though (media PC). I work for a company that redirects %temp% to a network drive. That slows things down a bit too. Tony -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist