slow USB disk writes

[MR ZenWiz]

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:17 AM, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I'm currently backing up about 80GB of data to an external USB drive, a
> fairly new 1TB HDD in a USB2.0 enclosure that is reported as a
> "high-speed device" in my logs:
>
:
>
> I say "currently" because it has been running for about 24 hours and is
> about three-quarters done. Call me picky, but this seems slow to me.
>
> USB2 should be able to do 30MB/s on a clear day with a fair wind and all
> the stars in the right positions.

Technically, at 480Mbps, USB2 should be able to deliver 60MB/s....