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The 16gb model is really cheap for what your getting. Good find and suggestion!
USB Thumb Drive vs Portable HDD
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I thought this speed test interesting.
(HDD test done on one of 2 partitions)
I knew USB flash drives could be a bit slow but these results surprised me.
I wonder if it's the test program that's producing the bad write test results for the flash drive?
I bought the 500 GB HDD for around $75.
These devices aren't really substitutes in my mind. They complement each other and serve different purposes.
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A story for any occasion
Maybe for small packets head movements play a larger role.
With the sequential tests, because it's doing a write test as well I assume it's using free disk. You'll lose on the 5400 rpm because of this speed but also because that disk is a lot fuller than the 7200rpm disk. The data transfer rate to the heads drops off as the track radius decreases. This explains e-sata @ 7200 versus esata @ 5400 rpm.
Why doesn't the USB 2. speeds also drop off for the sequential test. Maybe the limiting factor is the USB 2. transfer speed itself?
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According to Maximum PC eSATA still faster then USB 3.0
eSATA is Still Faster Than USB 3.0 | Maximum PC
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I read that article, as I was considering a USB 3 dock. I decided to stay with my current technique, although not really 'portable', but quite useful for local use: a sata front panel. IMO, this trumps all other external connection methods as far as speed is concerned, as it is really just another onboard sata drive connection. I suppose they make docks for this as well, but I just keep a stack of bare drives on my desktop and plug them in when needed.
As long as you're running in AHCI mode, you can plug them in while the system is running and the autoplay dialog will pop up where you can choose 'Open Folder to View Files':
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It comes with a power and data cable. I have 3 of these in various machines. Just remember to plug in the power first and allow the drive to spin up before plugging in the data cable. Again, not portable, but worth knowing. And the cost? Less than $15. Of course, you also need a sata drive.
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Thanks for all the input guys. I ended up getting two thumb drives as a donation from my Wife. She had it in her parents house just lying there.
One is 4 GB and another one is 2GB.
The 4 GB now consits of Hirens Boot CD 13, Windows 7 and Windows XP with around 400MB free.
Actually, i just used the custom menu of Hiren's to accomplish what I did. All I did was copy the contents of both DVDs into the Flash Drive and it worked immediately. It was pretty awesome mate
I guess I'll be getting another external Hard Drive once I finish the 400GB left on my current one.
Edit - Oh the 2 GB, I'm using that for my documents backup and my portable apps. Works great!Last edited by oreo27; 11 Jan 2011 at 08:23. Reason: Forgot Something
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