On Apr 27, 2010, at 8:02 PM, Dan wrote: > At 6:31 PM -0700 4/27/2010, John Carmonne wrote: >> I got a free 4GB Kingston USB flash drive at MicroCenter on Sunday just for >> walking in the door and giving my e-mail addy. I'm moving a 1.25 GB file >> from one machine to another and this thing is slower than the second coming >> it took about 30 mins., I'm not complaining I just want to know if The >> cheapo's are slower than others? > > Yes, cheapos are often a lot slower. Then there's that whole other class of > cheap: the knock-offs. Those often don't even contain as much flash memory > as advertised! > > OTOH, you using a USB 1 port or USB 2? > > OTGH, there's always Dropbox or normal file sharing. >
I use USB 1 and USB 2. USB 1 with this flash drive would increase the Edison bill if I used that one much. Some day soon I need to learn the Dropbox thing. I move a heck of a lot of files like this and via Ethernet too. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
