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 Jul 30 2008, 09:51 PM
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 e = MC Hammer  Posts: 5,897 Joined: 21-February 04 From: Southampton, UK Member No.: 8,605  |
Read the review here and let us know what you think.
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Jul 31 2008, 03:29 AM
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 Audio Nut  Posts: 6,680 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
To be honest the hand-timed transfers seem a bit shoddy. That, and the comment about Mac/Linux support. It's a USB drive, of course it's supported.
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Jul 31 2008, 04:17 AM
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 OCC AMD Reviewer Posts: 1,623 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Queen Creek, AZ Member No.: 21,421 |
How do they seem shoddy? I just did a 500MB transfer with my 650GB WD drive using a BlacX and got 16.3 seconds so that seems dead on to me.
 Also just because it is USB doesn't always mean it is "Linux compatible" right out of the box. I can put five USB thumb drives in different distro's and then some will work with one and not with another. The average user does not know how to mount drives and re-write the FSTAB if needed especially on distro's using older kernels. -------------------- 1U Server Project 0% |||||||||||||||| 100%
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Jul 31 2008, 05:28 AM
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 You may be getting Facepalmed Posts: 2,370 Joined: 15-November 04 From: Pennsylvania Member No.: 13,596 |
QUOTE (ajmatson @ Jul 31 2008, 08:17 AM)  How do they seem shoddy? I just did a 500MB transfer with my 650GB WD drive using a BlacX and got 16.3 seconds so that seems dead on to me. Also just because it is USB doesn't always mean it is "Linux compatible" right out of the box. I can put five USB thumb drives in different distro's and then some will work with one and not with another. The average user does not know how to mount drives and re-write the FSTAB if needed especially on distro's using older kernels. Its not exactly hard to google: "how to mount a usb drive in linux" either is it? I could probably have it working within a minute of connecting it. --------------------  Lappy - Gateway FX P-7805u - C2D E8400 - 4gb DDRIII - Nvidia 9800M 1gb discrete (1920x1200) - 320gb hdd Core2Duo E8400 - DFI Lanparty UT P45-T2RS - 4gb OCZ Reaper HPC DDRII 1066 - 600W OCZ GameXStream - Visiontek HD4870 Core i7 920 @ 3.44GHz - DFI LP UT X58-T3eHS - Mushkin 3x 2gb DDR3 - 700W OCZ ModXStream Pro - 2x Sapphire Radeon HD4870 Toxic Ed. Come join OCC IRC... /server irc.skullboxz.net /join #occ Use the Occ IRC JApplet or check out an IRC Client: mIRC : XChat : HydraIRC  |
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Jul 31 2008, 05:40 AM
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 ΣΦΕ Ohio Alpha Posts: 4,022 Joined: 14-February 03 From: Ohio Member No.: 3,228 |
QUOTE (Compxpert @ Jul 31 2008, 09:28 AM) Its not exactly hard to google: "how to mount a usb drive in linux" either is it? I could probably have it working within a minute of connecting it. You're being spoiled with people one these forums. Most people will only google as a last resort 
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Jul 31 2008, 07:25 AM
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OCC AMD Reviewer Posts: 1,623 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Queen Creek, AZ Member No.: 21,421 |
QUOTE (Compxpert @ Jul 31 2008, 06:28 AM) Its not exactly hard to google: "how to mount a usb drive in linux" either is it? I could probably have it working within a minute of connecting it. You can google anything but the average user would be confused when Windows makes everything just work. I guarantee my wife could not get it to work just by googleing it. We have the knowledge but not everyone does. -------------------- 1U Server Project 0% |||||||||||||||| 100%
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Jul 31 2008, 07:39 AM
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Audio Nut Posts: 6,680 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
QUOTE (ajmatson @ Jul 31 2008, 12:17 PM) How do they seem shoddy? Because it's a review comparing speeds of few seconds. I expected something a bit more accurate. -------------------- Desktop: | Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz | 128 GB GSkill Falcon | 8 GB WinTec AmpX | Sapphire 4870 X2 | DFI P35-T2RL | PCP&C Silencer 610 | W7 x64 | HTPC: | X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz | 4.5 TB Storage | 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon | PowerColor 4830 | ECS A-780GM-A | ATI Theater 650 Pro | OCZ Fatal1ty 550 | W7 x64 | Router/VPN/Compiling: | Opteron 175 | 4 GB DDR 500 | S3 Trio PCI VGA | Asus A8N-SLI SE | SinTek 500SLI | XP Pro | Office: | Dell Precision 390 | Core 2 Duo E6320 | 2 GB DDR2 667 | XFX 7800GT | Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC | NetBook: | Asus EeePC 900A | 1.6 GHz Atom | 32 GB SSD | 2 GB DDR2 667 | Intel Integrated | W7 x86 | |
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Jul 31 2008, 07:52 AM
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OCC AMD Reviewer Posts: 1,623 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Queen Creek, AZ Member No.: 21,421 |
What do you mean by more accurate? It only take a few seconds to transfer how much more accurate can you get? We hare at OCC round the numbers for graphs.
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Jul 31 2008, 09:53 AM
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You may be getting Facepalmed Posts: 2,370 Joined: 15-November 04 From: Pennsylvania Member No.: 13,596 |
QUOTE (Propane @ Jul 31 2008, 09:40 AM) You're being spoiled with people one these forums. Most people will only google as a last resort Huh I always do the exact opposite. Google first and then post on forums as a last resort. I'd rather not post about something that has already been resolved elsewhere. -------------------- Lappy - Gateway FX P-7805u - C2D E8400 - 4gb DDRIII - Nvidia 9800M 1gb discrete (1920x1200) - 320gb hdd Core2Duo E8400 - DFI Lanparty UT P45-T2RS - 4gb OCZ Reaper HPC DDRII 1066 - 600W OCZ GameXStream - Visiontek HD4870 Core i7 920 @ 3.44GHz - DFI LP UT X58-T3eHS - Mushkin 3x 2gb DDR3 - 700W OCZ ModXStream Pro - 2x Sapphire Radeon HD4870 Toxic Ed. Come join OCC IRC... /server irc.skullboxz.net /join #occ Use the Occ IRC JApplet or check out an IRC Client: mIRC : XChat : HydraIRC |
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Jul 31 2008, 10:01 AM
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Audio Nut Posts: 6,680 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
QUOTE (ajmatson @ Jul 31 2008, 03:52 PM) What do you mean by more accurate? It only take a few seconds to transfer how much more accurate can you get? We hare at OCC round the numbers for graphs. What I mean is that why even bother with the test when it's too inaccurate to learn anything from? -------------------- Desktop: | Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz | 128 GB GSkill Falcon | 8 GB WinTec AmpX | Sapphire 4870 X2 | DFI P35-T2RL | PCP&C Silencer 610 | W7 x64 | HTPC: | X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz | 4.5 TB Storage | 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon | PowerColor 4830 | ECS A-780GM-A | ATI Theater 650 Pro | OCZ Fatal1ty 550 | W7 x64 | Router/VPN/Compiling: | Opteron 175 | 4 GB DDR 500 | S3 Trio PCI VGA | Asus A8N-SLI SE | SinTek 500SLI | XP Pro | Office: | Dell Precision 390 | Core 2 Duo E6320 | 2 GB DDR2 667 | XFX 7800GT | Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC | NetBook: | Asus EeePC 900A | 1.6 GHz Atom | 32 GB SSD | 2 GB DDR2 667 | Intel Integrated | W7 x86 | |
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Jul 31 2008, 10:11 AM
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OCC AMD Reviewer Posts: 1,623 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Queen Creek, AZ Member No.: 21,421 |
QUOTE (Thewacokid @ Jul 31 2008, 12:01 PM) What I mean is that why even bother with the test when it's too inaccurate to learn anything from? You learned it took 17 seconds to transfer a 500MB file using the USB 2.0 interface on the enclosure. How much more you want it to tell you. Speaking from experience some enclosures perform better than others which is why we use a timed file transfer measurement. So you are telling me if you have one computer that taken 30 seconds to boot into an OS and another one that takes 520 seconds that it does not matter as long as it boots? I don't know about you but I want the faster one. I don't understand your reasoning for saying it is an unnecessary benchmark. -------------------- 1U Server Project 0% |||||||||||||||| 100%
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Jul 31 2008, 12:07 PM
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ΣΦΕ Ohio Alpha Posts: 4,022 Joined: 14-February 03 From: Ohio Member No.: 3,228 |
QUOTE (Compxpert @ Jul 31 2008, 01:53 PM) Huh I always do the exact opposite. Google first and then post on forums as a last resort. I'd rather not post about something that has already been resolved elsewhere. You're not most people... this guy, however, is most people 
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