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Old 03-04-05, 04:09 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by FBL
The speed of light reference was an attempt at humor -- I assumed electrons traveled at the speed of light. They don't?
I'm pretty sure they don't--especially not in solid substances.

Originally Posted by FBL
How did you measure the transfer speed?
Stopwatch, empty card, defragged clean system, single file transfer, USB2 card reader, USB2 port....primitive but realistic. There is some variation between computers, but not a whole lot, and sustained write speeds are very consistent for each system. With the results of benchmark programs like pocket mechanic (or was it another one?) being questioned recently, the manual method doesnt seem all that bad.

Originally Posted by FBL
Yep, I've got too much time on my hands.
Probably not as bad as me....:p
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