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USB Memory key slow

  • 28-08-2006 6:14pm
    #1
    valor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭


    I bought a 2gig USB memory key but the trasnfer to it is very slow when for example I copy a file and paste it..it takes like 30 mins for 1 gig of data. is this normal? its usb 2.0 btw


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  • #2
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    I have a 1gb too, and its extremely slow. even to transer 300mb takes 4 mins. I manages to speed mine up a bit by formatting it. But it didnt last long.


  • #3
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Not all USB flash drives are equal, in fact they vary in performance by quite a lot

    Take a look at this round-up on Anandtech from last year;
    http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2549&p=26

    My 1GB Corsair flash drive on average only took just less than 2 minutes to transfer 600MB of data. Look out for the read/write speed if mentioned on the various products.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It also depends on your system. An old PC with USB 1.1 might not be as fast as USB 2.0 . In some cases you need the proper drivers to use USB 2.0 properly.


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