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Counter-intuitive performance issue using Samsung T5 SSD on M2 pro Macmini

M2pro 16gb Mac Mini, OSX 13.2.1 BenQ PD32220u Monitor (with USB interfaces) Samsung T5 SSD 2TB (USB 3.1 gen2) I've recently upgraded my workstation, have been using a T5 External drive for some time ...
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Copying speed to external SSD via USB with 500kB/sec instead of 500 MB/sec

I'm trying to copy a large amount of data (40GB) to an external SSD. The SSD is the following: SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2 TB V2 - USB-C 3.2 Gen2 According to its manufacturer (SanDisk) it can ...
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Slow performance on Windows to Go installation

I Windows 10 installed on an external SSD that is connected to a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, which I guess used to be called USB 3.0 and has an advertised speed of 5 Gb/s. The SSD has a speed of 20 Gb/s. I ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 write speed in kb/s using USB-3 SSD?

TLDR; USB-3 SSD on Raspberry Pi 4 has read speeds of 322KiB/s and write of 108KiB/s, expecting MB/s at least... I've gone through every forum on this one, using this test: sudo fio --randrepeat=1 --...
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Slower Internet speeds with USB ethernet adapter than card from motherboard

I'm having very weird performance issue with downloading files. Networking: Huawei HG8240H router ( ISP ) - 1 Gbps FO link TP-Link Archer C6 AC1200 connected to that Huawei router with 1 Gbps port ...
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Is there a performance difference between SD MicroSD adaptor vs USB MicroSD adaptor?

Introduction I have a microSD card with data that I'm trying to connect to my computer. My computer has slots for connecting to a USB or an SD-card, but not microSD. (example below) However, I have ...
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USB 3 write speed fluctuates in Windows 10

I am using a 1TB SSD drive for file transfer between two Windows 10 computers that i connect using a USB 3 adapter and ports. I copy files from System A to the drive and then from the drive onto ...
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Bring worn out (?) USB stick back to old performance

I've got a USB stick (SanDisk Cruzer Facet 64G) which seems to be worn out. I had filled it to the brim with a lot of small-ish files (500kB each), which went well, no performance issues; and when I ...
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HDD or USB stick for keeping VirtualBox disk images for efficiency and durability?

I recently replaced a storage device and copied all my VirtalBox VMs to a large USB stick. The USB stick advertizes IO performance so I thought VMs may run efficiently out of it, but a few minutes ...
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How to prevent Windows 10 and/or my computer from going completely crippled while utilizing file copying over USB?

I have a monster PC running Windows 10. There are zero known hardware issues, and it's managed by me, a poweruser. There are no weird things slowing it down. It runs at expected speed normally. It is ...
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Do computers' USB ports provide the USB version's full transfer speed?

I have a HP Omen 15-dc1056nf gaming laptop, which I game on extensively. Its USB ports are: 1 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 (40 Gb/s signaling rate, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge) 3 ...
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Why does transferring files to a USB stick grind my computer to a halt?

I'm currently syncing a bunch of files to a USB stick. Regardless of what USB version it uses, and regardless of my motherboard's ability to transfer USB data, why does it cause my entire computer to ...
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Can USB 3.1 improve USB 3.0 upstream performance?

My monitor gives two USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports via a single USB 3.0 upstream port. will connecting my display to a USB 3.1 improve the overall performance of USB ports provided on the ...
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Arch Linux performance

I have Arch Linux installed on a USB 3.0 flash drive - not Live USB, but persistent installation. I have been using this install for a half a year without any issues on an Acer R 15 (i7 CPU, 12 GB RAM)...
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Why is my Ubuntu computer slow when a Logitech C920 USB camera is attached?

I have a USB Webcam (Logitech C920), which (when attached) sometimes slows down my whole computer to less than 10% of the regular speed. I'm not only talking about boot times; which could be explained ...
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