USB 2 speed

ajm · 11 Dec 2006 at 10:22

I have searched and not found the answer to this.How long on average does it take to transfer a 700mb file to a usb 2 pen drive? I don't know if my drive is working at it's full speed as it is taking about 8 minutes.

ajm · 11 Dec 2006 at 10:28

Thanks for the quick reply.480mbps how do i calculate this by the size of my file?

ajm · 12 Dec 2006 at 09:49

As all these bits,bytes and MBps are all confusing to me even using the converter link by Admiral Huddy. I know this is really cheeky but could someone work out the estimated time for a 700mb file at usb 2 full rate?

ajm · 13 Dec 2006 at 10:53

The USB stick is supposed to be usb 2is there any other way i can test this for sure? Also to test my pc's usb ports which are also supposed to be usb 2.

ajm · 13 Dec 2006 at 16:08

Very well explained unde4d .

On the website it shows..

* 18.9 MB/s for Read
* 11.3 MB/s for Write

but on the packet it came in it shows..

Reading speed 1000kb/s[8mb/s]
Writing speed 9200kb/s[7mb/s]

Which one should i go by?

ajm · 14 Dec 2006 at 15:03

@unde4d

writing a 700MB file, i'd guess it would take about 4 minutes.

for some reason i am not getting even close to that.It is more like 8 minutes.Does that mean i am close to usb 1 speed or may there be another reason?

ajm · 17 Dec 2006 at 11:09

@unde4d
Yes my ports are usb 2.Thanks i will try some ports on the rear and reinstall my usb drivers.

ajm · 18 Dec 2006 at 16:02

I tried the rear usb ports and it was still the same.I don't know how to reinstall the usb drivers as there is no option for this.Any advice welcome

ajm · 20 Dec 2006 at 14:15

@unde4d

I will give it a try in another pc and if no difference i will certainly complain to the manufacturer.