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Brando USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Cable Review (page 5)

Category: Storage

by Andrey Kuznetcov

[ 06/05/2006 | 08:54 PM ]

Now let’s see what results we have in NTFS file system.

The first diagram shows file writing (creating) speed. Nothing unexpected happened. The HDD working through the external chassis once again managed to get slightly ahead of the one connected via the Brando cable, but the results difference is once again almost negligible.

During file reading the results are almost identical. In three patterns out of five the chassis was ahead, and in the remaining two patterns the cable took the lead.

During file copying within the same partition we once again see the cable lagging a little bit behind the external chassis. In real working conditions the performance difference will hardly be noticeable.

The last diagram shows the results obtained during file copying from one partition to another. In all five patterns the HDD connected via the Brando cable falls a little bit behind the hard drive connected through the external chassis. The latter manages to show slightly better results, although in reality the difference will hardly be detectable.