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How can I good performance from an OSX install on a USB stick?
I installed OSX on a USB stick, using a HFS+ filesystem.
Although the OS is fully functional, it is incredibly slow, with frequent spinning wheel cursor.
I am using the fastest (and most expensive) ...
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High Performance USB connection?
I'm wondering if there high performance USB controllers in the same way that there are high performance NIC cards. I'd like a way to run a USB device with minimal load on the main CPU.
Any Ideas?
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Can USB Hubs affect peripheral performance?
Like many laptops, mine has 2 USB 2.0 ports. I'm looking to purchase a USB hub for my peripheral devices. I'm also planning on purchasing a laptop cooler with two USB powered fans, which connects to a ...
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performance gain while running ubuntu from usb disk or running as virtual machine?
I have 64bit laptop, running windows 7 64 bit operating system with 7200 RPM Hard drive.
I have Vmware installed on Windows 7, and I am using the Ubuntu 10.10 as virtual machine. Performance seems ...
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USB keyboards repeat rate seem slower than PS/2
Long ago, I've had a PS/2 keyboard but lately have switched to USB keyboards, namely Microsoft Comfort Curve and then Microsoft Natural 4000.
What I've noticed is that these USB keyboards have quite ...
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Best performance for small files on external drive?
Which bus has the best read/write performance for small files when used with an external drive? I'd guess eSATA, but the MacBook Pro in question lacks an ExpressCard slot. So it comes down to either ...
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Virtual machines on USB external disk
I'm thinking about installing (using Sun Virtual Box) Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7 on an external disk connected to the USB port of my new MacBook.
Do you think perfomances will be terrific? Have you ...
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Fedora12 Slow USB 2.0 Write Speed, ehci_hcd module is missing
I am using Fedora 12, the problem I am facing is USB 2.0 write speed. I have a dual boot system with Windows XP and Fedora 12. USB 2.0 write speed in Windows XP is much faster then what I am getting ...
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How many megabytes per second may I expect from a gigabit USB 2.0 network card under linux?
I'm interested in the actual real-word throughput attainable with an external 1000BaseT USB 2.0 network card under Linux. I have been able to attain 90 megabytes per second on a PCI-E interface, but ...
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USB Drive is Very Slow
I recently bought a Patriot Xporter XT Boost 8GB Flash Drive whish is supposed to be one of the faster flash drives but it seems extremelly slow. For isntance Firefox takes several minutes to load. ...
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What's the fastest: eSATA over ExpressCard adapter, or over USB 2?
I am considering buying an ExpressCard-based eSATA controller to access an external hard disk (1TB). However, this hard disk is also already available using simple USB 2 cable. Is it worth to buy such ...
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It takes a long time until Windows XP recognize I connected USB drive
I have a problem with my new USB disk. When I connect it to my laptop with Windows XP SP2 it takes about 4-5min until Windows recognizes it and shows it as a new disk. I can also see (disk's LED is ...
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What changes should I make to an Ubuntu that runs from a USB flash drive?
I'm considering running my laptop from a USB flash drive. The system would be one of the Ubuntu family.
What should I do to ensure that the USB flash drive lasts as long as possible?
What can I do to ...
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Should the use of USB extension cables raise a concern about latency/performance?
Is there any need to be concerned about latency in transmission of any level of data/signal for USB devices when a USB extension cable is being used?
For this example lets say it's a 50cm cable (~1.6 ...
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This USB device could perform faster
What does it mean in Windows Vista when you get the little popup saying "This USB device could perform faster"?
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