Re: [linux-audio-user] what to do about firewire HDDs

From: Peter Lutek <plutek@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Apr 02 2005 - 16:17:32 EEST

On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 04:47:48 -0800, Tracey Hytry <shakti@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> I did some quick tests using hdparm against a combo firewire/usb
> external drive a few weeks ago. USB2 came in at 20.77 MB/sec while
> plain old firewire posted 20.43 MB/sec. I suspect the drive itself and
> it's interface with the external wire is the limiting factor.
>

i'm getting about 29Mb/sec for USB2 and 18Mb/sec for firewire here,
testing with hdparm.

-p
Received on Sat Apr 2 20:15:05 2005

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