Will this interface slow the drive down (increase search times)?
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The seek time of the drive is independent of the controller. However, any circuit takes time to process. Moving the data from IDE to SATA and SATA to IDE is where the time will be spent. I have not went through extensive research on the speed, but it is a fairly simple circuit so it should not add much translation overhead.
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It does not slow down on my Windows XP machine, I cannot speak for other operating systems.
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For what I'm using for (xbox) no seems just as quick if not quicker.but to be honest if you're worried about speed why not just get something more modern.
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I've used the interface in a fairly old, slow computer, but, while I never quantified search times, didn't experience any noticeable loss in speed.
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I had no problem with the interface and didn't notice any difference in the access time for the drive.
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Don't know never tried. Basically I use it as an adapter to connect IDE Cables to a SATA HDD. Older MOBO hasno SATA ports so this is very useful to upgrade to SATA. It works perfectly. No issues.
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Yes, it has idle time settings in the configuration. The box itself remains operating, just the drives spin down. Takes a couple of seconds to spin back up when first accessed.
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No the HDD is a Seagate thin notebook Hybrid Drive that is a portion of the drive is Solid State which may improve performance on repetitive access be careful about theBrands of external Hard Drives you attach because some of the supplied software may cause the PC to respond very slowly
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It most definitely will... be careful not to switch the drive off whilst it's reading/writing, though...
554687
... the drive is actually faster than advertised - maybe your system config needs a little tweaking ...
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It won't be as fast as an ssd drive in the slot. You might look into moving your optical drive external and putting a drive in the optical bay.
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I plugged in a crappy USB 2.0 key to test this - an old Verbatim that I would swear is slower than a floppy drive. It didn't slow down the read/writes on my super speedy USB3 Patriot Magnum at all. So, no, USB 2 devices won't slow down USB 3 devices.
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I am using USB 3 and performance is reasonable. Using Windows 8.1 Storage Spaces with full parity, I am getting ~20-40 MB/sec throughput on writes. I would recommend it for archive and backups. Not sure about the throughput yet for something like an active media server.
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I've used it for 9 DVD-Roms\Blueray drives just fine. You will have slowdown if they're all running at once, but I never had them drop like with other hubs.
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Depends on the configuration... If you don't change the RAID setup, it should be faster than a single 4 TB drive because it distributes the writing and reading across the two drives.
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I have a same question ! If you get an answer please let me know too. I am desperately searching for to increase my drive storage !
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I just got one of these to back up the data on my Win8 laptop. It's as slow as MUD. I connected an external hard drive to the SAME USB port, and it was FAR faster. Avoid at all cost.I'd suggest this as the best alternative (get the 64GB for $50 rather than the 32GB for $45): Mushkin Ventura Pro 64 GB Flash Drive. It is USB3 but works very well on USB2 (and it's fast there too). One Xbox 360 user said it works perfectly (read the comments). Here's the link: Mushkin Ventura Pro 64 GB Flash Drive - MKNUFDVP64GB (Black)
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Just install a SSD drive, then there will be no lag time, as SSD drives do not have to spin up!
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Many things can affect the speed of your thumb drive. Likely, there is a bottleneck elsewhere in your system (CPU, HDD, etc...) If you only have a 5400 rpm hard drive with a small cache then there is your answer. Consider upgrading to at least a 7200 rpm disk drive, or if budget allows, a Solid State Drive.
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Does the CCLR create a problem using this drive in a desktop? Can the "timeout" feature be disabled or adjusted?
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Yes, the box allows faster interfaces, but a slower SATA I (1.5 Gbps) interface will work.
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I would think that the heat produced by a faster drive wouldn't help. This gear has no fan (although it has a place for one - and a molex connector)