The specs are 136MB per sec. transfer rate which probably relates to the hard disk. Has anyone tested USB 3 vs Thunderbolt? Big difference in speed?
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Tested once but didn't make a record. Not big difference in transfer rate. But I prefer thunderbolt cos it enable daisy chain setting
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There is absolutely no reason to get thunderbolt, USB 2.0 goes up 450mbps with 300 being the typical peak. For comparison, the most common internet today only goes from from 20-50mbps. Most at home routers don't even support Local Area Networks to 300mbps, you're really only getting thunderbolt for the name really. Thunderbolt is overkill for this, a good use of a thunderport would be like hooking up a 4k resolution monitor that needs tons of bandwidth.
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True. But you'll be getting a tremendously noticeable faster speed simply from the thunderbolt interface cable. I was surprised at how well it performs while not in a Raid config.
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You should return this item. It is only useable if you have a thunderbolt connector. Thunderbolt is currently/typically an apple thing. It is 4x faster than USB3 perhaps you are able to install one into your computer? http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/151409974472?lpid=82
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I'm not 100% tech savvy, but I think the major difference would be speed, if I'm not mistaken. 3.0 is the latest standard, isn't it? I think the transfer speed makes the difference, in which case I don't mind this one because I don't have any 3.0 USB items....I'm not much help in this matter, I just needed extra ports because I've downsized from a desktop to a laptop temporarily, so when I saw this I just grabbed it. It works quite well for what it's worth. I'm sorry if it this doesn't help.
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The transfer speeds are only as fast as the weakest link(s). For most cases this weak link will be the maximum speed of USB 2.0 itself or anywhere from 30mb/sec - 50mb/sec. This is not the fast speeds that this usb 3.0 manufacturer boasts, but it can only transfer at the usb 2.0 speeds if that is what it is plugged into. However a Usb 2.0 older tech thumb drive I have only transferred speeds at 7mb/sec - 15mb/sec, so this is still a significant improvement. Other factors of speed transfers are determined by formatted allocation sizes, ssd vs. non ssd, etc. I have learned recently to format drives of the same capacities to match the allocation sizes or maximum 2x and 4x. For example a 64gb thumb drive format to 64kb, (2x)128kb or (4x)256kb. The more kb = more speed and performance, but this will cause the drive to take up more space with written data blocks. So, a 2gb file transferred to a 256kb formatted thumb drive may take up 2.1gb of space, because the 256kb block sizes will hold a smaller size of data and occupy the entire 256kb block size.
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USB 3 is faster than FireWire. I use the drive for Pro Tools audio recording and it has never given me any problems.
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This, with the Thunderbolt port, is probably the speediest backup drive you will ever encounter. Not that USB drives are bad, but you won't even know it's backing up!
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Hello Manuel. It has 5400 rpm Other Specifications: Capacity 2TB Interface USB 3.0 and 2.0 Data Transfer Rate Up to 5 Gb/s Rotational Speed (rpm) 5400 Average Seek Time 12 ms Cache Buffer 8MB System Requirements Formatted NTFS for Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows XP Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.6 or above), Lion, and Mountain Lion with included NTFS driver for Mac Available USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 Port Dimensions (WxDxH) 3.11 x 4.37 x 0.59" / 7.9 x 11.1 x 1.5 cm Weight 8.11 oz / 230 g
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I have it installed under Yosemite 10.10.3 on a 2009 Mac Pro. It has been working well so far with no additional drivers (or power). I tested the speeds using Black Magic with the same drive connected to the Mac's built-in USB 2.0 and then on the Inateck USB 3.0. The speed difference was quite dramatic under USB 3.0, although I have been using the external drive only for Time Machine backups, so it is not a big factor in real-world use.
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Why don't you call g-technology customer service, they're very helpful. I know it has FireWire and USB ports, 7200 I believe is the speed, it's not variable. Don't know of a buffer rating. These drives are good for video, although the market(mac) is moving away from FireWire
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The short answer is no. Your speed will most definitely be limited by the slow 5400rpm disk. It will not take full advantage of the Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 bandwidth. I'll be getting a Thunderbolt drive with SSD.
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If you think you will actually get that transfer rate you will be very disappointed. I transfer a lot of media such as videos & music so I am basing my answer on my own experience. USB 2.0 averaged 30 mbps. With my probox 4 bay I moved up to around 120 mbps on both Esata & USB 3.0. I think the Esata gave me a higher more consistent average at about 120 mbps. I run my proboxs on both W7 & W8.1. Windows 8.1 runs the fastest but my probox will drop out and I will have to hit continue once the drives restart when I move large files. I try to keep my blocks smaller with W8.1 w/I7 processor, basic on board video & W7 w/ I7 processor and 2GB video card never drops out. They both start out on the high end and then slow to around 90 to 120 mbps on larger transfers. I have an 8 bay probox that gives me the same rates even when I transfer media from 2 drives within the boxes. My hard drives are Seagate 3 TB rated at 6GBS. I have a few 2TB rated the same but I have never gotten the rated transfer speed. It takes me about 2-3 minutes to move a 5GB movie. It is a whole lot faster than USB 2.0 is all I can say.
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I don't have the 32gb, I have the 64gb drive. I don't have specific speeds, but this guy is really fast when paired with a 3.0 USB. I've saved very large AutoCAD and Photoshop files on it and it writes very quickly.
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I do not recall. I do not think the rotational speed of the drive would explain such incredibly slow transfer rates I was getting about 10 MB per hour.
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Strangely, I've noticed no difference in transfer speeds between them. To me that means that the smaller buffer isn't the weakest link in the transfer.They also removed the blue circular status light from the front of the drive and now it lights up by the USB port.Both 5200 RPM as far as I know. I think the Elite has the slightly faster drives and more buffer size.
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With USB 2.0, it'll move roughly 16 MB/ second. With USB 3.0, it'll move roughly 28 MB/ second.