What is the faster option? (library/files location)

I have an iMac with two external FW800 drives (one is the primary location, the other is the backup).
I use a referenced library (files outside the library) that lives on the System drive on the iMac.
From your experience, what is the faster solution?
- referenced library on System drive + files on external FW drive (as is)
- referenced library on external FW drive + files on same external FW drive
- referenced library on external FW drive + files on different external FW drive
- other
Thanks,
João

Hi João,
Faster doing what, and at what degree of significance?
#1 is fastest.
#3 is faster than #2.
All of them may be fast enough.
None of them are as fast as Library on SSD.
In many cases, the best performance enhancement is the least reachable: faster CPU/GPU.

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