RE: [OT] RE: cp to flash drive very slow

["Gary R. Van Sickle" <g dot r dot vansickle at worldnet dot att dot net>]

> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:
> > 
> >>> Well, yes.  The flash drive is a Sandisk Cruzer Mini which is USB 
> >>> 2.0 with fallback to 1.1.  The computer is a Dell Dimension 4600 
> >>> which claims eight USB 2.0 connectiors.
> >>> Running Windows XP.
> >> [snip]
> >> 
> >> (EIGHT USB 2.0 connectors?  Wowzers!  This USB fad just might be 
> >> catching on! ;-))
> > 
> > You better believe it! :-D
> > 
> <http://www.troubles.ru/Humor/Admins_Life/index_files/41.jpg> 
> 	Igor
> 
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/usb/68ce/zoom/
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/usb/6984/zoom/
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/usb/6db9/
> http://www.nerdorama.com/showproduct.php?ProductID=149
> 
> The last two may actually be usefull, well the last one anyway.
> Bill

Yeah, um... wow.

While a USB air purifier and a USB aquarium are nutty enough, the USB cup
warmer is nutty and FWICT a scam.  The max power you can draw from a USB
port is 2.5W, not quite enough to keep your Breakfast Of Champions much
above room temperature.

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle


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