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    I may need to get faster drives in the future.<br>
    I would like to see some SSD/USB3 benchmarks.<br>
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    On 04/18/2011 01:30 PM, aaron d wrote:
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      type="cite">I have about the same performance on my WD passport
      and my hand-built PC. It's nowhere near advertised speed (even
      WITH overhead), but I can't complain compared to USB2, so I have
      never had any reason to tweak. USB has never been the most stable
      in terms of transfer rate anyway. Sorry, this is not so much
      helpful as it is confirming your experience.
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 1:06 PM, <a
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            Ubuntu 10.10<br>
            M4A88T-V EVO/USB3<br>
            Vantec USB3 case with WD 2TB green<br>
            I dont know what the speed of the WD Green is, but it is
            definitely not the fastest.<br>
            2 USB3 ports and use 1 USB3 port.<br>
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            With USB2 it sustains 30MB/sec.<br>
            With USB3 the speed varies from 70MB to 105MB/sec (averaging
            90MB/sec)<br>
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            Any idea why it could vary from 70 to 105 ?<br>
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