Comments on: Iomega Micro Mini USB 2.0 Drive Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19919 Julie Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:49:52 +0000 #comment-19919 Ok, it took a little while, but I finally was able to get some time test results. I had given the drive to a friend and he had been on vacation. So take a look at the bottom of the review. Ok, it took a little while, but I finally was able to get some time test results. I had given the drive to a friend and he had been on vacation. So take a look at the bottom of the review.

]]> By: chriszzz http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19918 chriszzz Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:43:08 +0000 #comment-19918 <blockquote><em>Originally posted by Julie </em> <strong>The Micro Mini is USB 2.0, so it can transfer up to 480Mbits/second if your computer has USB 2.0 ports. I tested with my PowerBook which has USB 2.0, and it was fasssssssssssssst! </strong></blockquote> Hate to burst your bubble, but no flash media goes anywhere near 480Mbps ( or approx 50MBps ), USB2.0 or no USB2.0. At that speed, you could copy an entire 700MB CD in 14 seconds flat, which obviously doesn't happen in real life, not even with a fast harddisk. There's the theoretical speed, and there's the real speed. I am interested in the real speed. To test this, just copy a big file, say 50MB or more, to the drive, and time the transfer. Let us know the results in MB/s. FWIW, many good flash drives now do around 5-7 MBps write speed, and slightly higher read speed. Thanks.

Originally posted by Julie
The Micro Mini is USB 2.0, so it can transfer up to 480Mbits/second if your computer has USB 2.0 ports. I tested with my PowerBook which has USB 2.0, and it was fasssssssssssssst!

Hate to burst your bubble, but no flash media goes anywhere near 480Mbps ( or approx 50MBps ), USB2.0 or no USB2.0. At that speed, you could copy an entire 700MB CD in 14 seconds flat, which obviously doesn’t happen in real life, not even with a fast harddisk.

There’s the theoretical speed, and there’s the real speed. I am interested in the real speed. To test this, just copy a big file, say 50MB or more, to the drive, and time the transfer. Let us know the results in MB/s. FWIW, many good flash drives now do around 5-7 MBps write speed, and slightly higher read speed.

Thanks.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19917 Julie Sat, 03 Jul 2004 20:46:05 +0000 #comment-19917 The Micro Mini is USB 2.0, so it can transfer up to 480Mbits/second if your computer has USB 2.0 ports. I tested with my PowerBook which has USB 2.0, and it was fasssssssssssssst! The Micro Mini is USB 2.0, so it can transfer up to 480Mbits/second if your computer has USB 2.0 ports. I tested with my PowerBook which has USB 2.0, and it was fasssssssssssssst!

]]> By: chriszzz http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19916 chriszzz Sat, 03 Jul 2004 20:32:00 +0000 #comment-19916 No information about its transfer speed ? That's important to buyers who need to transfer significantly big files. No information about its transfer speed ? That’s important to buyers who need to transfer significantly big files.

]]> By: JohnKes http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19915 JohnKes Fri, 02 Jul 2004 22:21:21 +0000 #comment-19915 Yeah, Iomega seems to always include an ad on their storage media. Yeah, Iomega seems to always include an ad on their storage media.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19914 Julie Fri, 02 Jul 2004 22:04:50 +0000 #comment-19914 estuardo: Oops! I think you are right. There was an EXE file on the drive when I first loaded it. The name didn't sound like anything I needed and I thought it might be some kind of ad for Iomega, so I just deleted it. I was on my MAC anyway and knew I wouldn't be able to read it. Also the info that came with the drive didn't mention anything about the software... Or maybe I accidently overlooked it... I tend NOT to read instructions ;) estuardo:

Oops! I think you are right. There was an EXE file on the drive when I first loaded it. The name didn’t sound like anything I needed and I thought it might be some kind of ad for Iomega, so I just deleted it. I was on my MAC anyway and knew I wouldn’t be able to read it. Also the info that came with the drive didn’t mention anything about the software… Or maybe I accidently overlooked it… I tend NOT to read instructions ;)

]]> By: estuardo http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19913 estuardo Fri, 02 Jul 2004 21:50:59 +0000 #comment-19913 I believe that on the included software you have the option to load the included software and the option to password protect the ammount of data that you wish to protect. Say, if you have a 128 MB drive, you can protect the quantity you want with a password and the rest can be accessed by anyone. This is handy if you borrow the memory to a friend so he/she can use it and you don't have to worry about your password protected stuff. YOP I believe that on the included software you have the option to load the included software and the option to password protect the ammount of data that you wish to protect. Say, if you have a 128 MB drive, you can protect the quantity you want with a password and the rest can be accessed by anyone. This is handy if you borrow the memory to a friend so he/she can use it and you don’t have to worry about your password protected stuff.

YOP

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19912 Julie Fri, 02 Jul 2004 19:56:56 +0000 #comment-19912 Nope, no password protection or write protection... Unless there are 3rd party password protection programs available. Nope, no password protection or write protection… Unless there are 3rd party password protection programs available.

]]> By: JohnKes http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19911 JohnKes Fri, 02 Jul 2004 18:57:54 +0000 #comment-19911 I saw it at Fry's yesterday. It is incredibly small! It is shorter than my mini swiss army knife that I carry on my keychain. Does it have password protection? I saw it at Fry’s yesterday. It is incredibly small! It is shorter than my mini swiss army knife that I carry on my keychain.

Does it have password protection?

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/07/01/iomega_micro_mini_usb_2_0_drive_review/comment-page-1/#comment-19910 Julie Fri, 02 Jul 2004 02:34:22 +0000 #comment-19910 Post your comments here on the Iomega Micro Mini USB 2.0 Drive Review. <a href="http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/iomega-micromini-usbdrive-review.html">http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/iomega-micromini-usbdrive-review.html</a> Just click on the POST REPLY button on this page. Post your comments here on the Iomega Micro Mini USB 2.0 Drive Review.

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