BlueMak

I am looking for software to test my USB connections if possible. Both for speed and for if there is any loss of "packets" in some way.
Reason for this is I am thinking (again) to get an external USB hard drive and I don't like the idea of having problems with data copied over there.
I have found a nice 1TB external USB drive from Iomega for the same price as 2 internal 500GB disks so it is very tempting.
Anyway, any suggestions?

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ChaosMinionX

Sandra 2007 test suite has the ability to benchmark USB storage devices.... Under the benchmarks section, make sure you have the latest update for it too.

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Tipstaff

Just be carefull of which Iomega 1TB box you get. Some are actually 4x250GB drives in RAID 0, and the box is usually warrantied for 1 year. You're better off getting an external box, say one from Vantec, and using a drive that has a long warranty on it, like one from Seagate. Hell.. it'd probably be cheaper too.

One of the reasons I went with this D-Link DNS-323 NAS storage box is that I can put in any SATA drive I want (up to 2), of sizes up to 750GB each (so far.. each new firmware update increases that support) in Single, RAID 1/0, or JBOD mode. The only limitations so far is that you still have the buy a drive for it (so you're paying $200 for the box, and another $100+ for a decent sized drive), and it's speed is based on your ethernet connection. However, the great thing is that the box has 10/100/1000 ethernet support, so if you have a gigabit setup, your laughing. The fact that it can act as an FTP/Media/Print server is the thing that sealed the deal for me.

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