[lug] Big External USB copies and Speed

[Zan Lynx]

On 10/27/09 2:48 PM, Davide Del Vento wrote:
> If it's USB2, not less than 1TB / 480 Mbit/s = 1024 GB / 60 MB/s ~
> 17ks ~ 5 hours. And probably lot more.
> If it's USB1 - you'd better give up.
> Bye,
> ;Dav
> us port=6667 channel=#hackingsociety

I've never seen 60 MB/s from USB2. Usually more like 40 MB/s. I can get 
55 MB/s from Firewire.

Both the 40 and 55 numbers are from a Macbook Pro and a 1 TB Seagate 
FreeAgent drive.

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