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hj2k_x

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Ok 9.92GB copied to drive took +- 12mins
9.92GB copied from drive took +- 7mins

Good? Bad? :|
 

killadoob

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boys that seems slow

i copy at around 50 to 60mb/s

so it would take me 3minutes or so

bare in mind i have raptor raid

still cannot see your pc copying 4 times slower than mine
 

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~13.7MB/s write speed
~23.6MB/s read speed

Not too good :eek: I expected a lot more...
 

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~13.7MB/s write speed
~23.6MB/s read speed

Not too good :eek: I expected a lot more...

Hmmm, let me experiment a bit. I will do the same with my other external SATA drive and see how fast that goes...Might be something else slowing it down here...
 

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Ok, so I took a 4.34GB chunk of small friends episodes and moved them around from drive to drive and this is what I got:

SATA II to SATA II (both internal) : 2:37
SATA II to SATA II USB external : 2:34
SATA II USB external to SATA II internal : 3:05
SATA II internal to 1TB IOMEGA : 4:27
1TB IOMEGA to SATA II internal: 3:09

What can we make of all that? Except that it is kinda slow? :p :(
 

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Didnt you read the iomega forum hj2k_x? The speeds you are getting is on-par and maybe a bit better than what I remember from the speeds posted there. It's 1TB - at a Great price - I would not be that bothered with the slower-than-normal speeds at all. Quite a nice thing to use for backing up all your files.
 

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Didnt you read the iomega forum hj2k_x? The speeds you are getting is on-par and maybe a bit better than what I remember from the speeds posted there. It's 1TB - at a Great price - I would not be that bothered with the slower-than-normal speeds at all. Quite a nice thing to use for backing up all your files.

I did not read the forums no...

I was just worried that there was a general problem with my PC but that seems not to be :)

And, yes I am happy with it :)
 

killadoob

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soz hj as usual didnt read and did not see it was external

those speeds are normal

how much was it btw?
 

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also got myself the 1TB.. (just 2 celebrate my bf2 rank upgrade)

purpose is not for performance - but damn this unit is rather not so fast :)

must be the stripe controller they are using..those seagate 500gbs in there on its own is much faster than it combined.....
 

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Damn, I'll have to wait till the 12th (or thereabouts) for them to deliver my 1TB, that's if they have stock to allocate to my order. The speeds seem a bit slow compared to other external drives, but heck for the size at that price I can live with an extra minute or two of copying. Now I just need to sit and wait for the damn thing to arrive... :(
 

hj2k_x

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[OUPA]MrNutz;1700752 said:
must be the stripe controller they are using..those seagate 500gbs in there on its own is much faster than it combined.....

yeah, it is not so bad really.

I really like the look of the thing - nice solid presence. It would not have hurt to be a little quieter though, if they intend it to go on your desk, where you can hear it the most.
 

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Anyone noticed that IC's website still shows a lot of the bargins? Maybe it's still on sale for the same bargin price although they advertised special runs from 30th April to 4th May? I noteced the number of itmes on special are less than last week when I visited the website.
 

hj2k_x

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Anyone noticed that IC's website still shows a lot of the bargins? Maybe it's still on sale for the same bargin price although they advertised special runs from 30th April to 4th May? I noteced the number of itmes on special are less than last week when I visited the website.

From past experience I would NOT believe anything that is on the website. It is updated infrequently to say the least. Rather call the store and ask them...

As far as I know the specials finished yesterday but you might still be lucky and find some stores with lots of stock they want to get rid of. When i went to Canal Walk yesterday, they still had 17 1TB hard drives in stock...Maybe you can make them an offer they can't refuse ;)
 
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