On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:57 PM, JOHN CARMONNE <carmo...@aol.com> wrote: > I just never had one so slow, I thought they're all the same in that respect.
No, Non-volatile aka flash memory comes in lots of different speeds. The reason why a 32 GB Intel SSD can run you around $360 is because it claims to support read speeds up to 250 MB/s and write up to 170 MB/s. (Speeds which FWIW I'm not sure that older systems could reach even if you found a way to install it). So, yes, cheaper usually means slower with flash. It's relative over time, of course, as what is currently the "cheap" technology changes. Last year when prices were lower for whatever reason, I got a 16 GB USB 2.0 flash drive for around $17 (I think) and it's not too slow. But there are faster flash drives out there. I've just never needed the extra speed enough to want to pay for it. (Out of curiosity, is there a freeware (enough) tool for Mac's that can be used to get a rough measure of the read (write?) speeds of a drive? It's easy enough to get a ballpark guess figure these days with Win 7 by just moving files and asking for "details". I don't know how to guess at transfer speeds in OS X though ... except by copying a file and measuring the time by watching the clock.) -irrational john -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
