Shel, Both options are now archived. 'preciate it,
Jack --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jack ... I use a couple of simple, free, easy-to-use programs to > check > the speeds. One is HD Tune ( http://www.hdtune.com ) and the other > is HD > Tach ( http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php ). Rob > Studdert > touted me on HD Tune, and I found HD Tach while browsing ... > > The main computer here has something like five or seven High Speed > USB 2.0 > and three or four Firewire ports, plus a built-in multi-card reader. > I've > found that there are different download and write speeds for some > ports. > For example, the two lower front USB 2.0 ports read/write faster > using a > Lexar multi-card reader than the built-in card reader. In some cases > there's a speed advantage of 20% - 25%. Of course, that percentage > and > advantage may be different with different or faster cards than I now > have. > So, if speed is critical, you might try different ports if you've got > more > than one. > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Jack Davis > > > I'm sure virtually everyone has long since gone well beyond this > tech > > level, but how do I determine the down load/write speed of my > "Olympus > > Camedia USB Dual Slot Reader-Writer"? > > Bought this 'prox 5 years ago to read CF cards from a 1.3mp > compact. > > I'm now beginning to wonder about its adequacy in handling large > files > > from a 10mp DSLR. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
