I think some people are concerned about low CPU usage from the scanner? 
I think this is completely normal, the reason is the scanner is waiting
for IO requests.  This just means the scanner is more efficient. :)

For some of my tests I've been scanning about 1000 tracks from a USB
disk on my Mac.  The first time I run the scan it hits the disk and goes
fairly slowly, around 25 tracks/second with 5-10% CPU.  The second time
I run, the light on the drive does not even blink and the scan is
upwards of 200 tracks/second with CPU at 80+%.  The OS has cached all
the data needed by the scanner and it doesn't have to hit the disk at
all.


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