External HDD too slow

[NiTeD]

I bought a 3,5" Sammy external HDD, broke the usb plug point on the enclosure, bought another enclosure at Matrix Warehouse. Now it is really slow, to the point that if watch a movie, connected to a MBP, it pauses for a few seconds. Will buying an enclosure with a Firewire port solve this?

 

[_sorry4u_]

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[Fudzy]

Are you sure its connecting at USB 2 speeds?

 

[NiTeD]

Yep.

 

[spikegv]

How old is the drive. Maybe its on the way out

 

[NiTeD]

Bought in October 2010.

 

[Nokkie]

Its bad... but wouldn't it be better buying a totally new hdd?? all these parts are adding to more problems and more money...

I bought a 3,5" Sammy external HDD, broke the usb plug point on the enclosure, bought another enclosure at Matrix Warehouse. Now it is really slow, to the point that if watch a movie, connected to a MBP, it pauses for a few seconds. Will buying an enclosure with a Firewire port solve this?

 

[Synaesthesia]

Sounds like it's broken. When a hard drive goes really super slow like that, it's usually on it's way out. Get another one and make sure your crucial data is backed-up ASAP.