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    Inconsistancies between External Hard Drive read speeds and OS's

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jessi3k3, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. jessi3k3

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    I just purchased a Western Digital USB 2.0 500 GB Mybook and I'm seeing some speed inconsistancies between Vista and XP. When I run HD Tune in XP (On my 1 year old desktop) I get this
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    When I run HD Tune in Vista on my Toshiba laptop I get this
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    What can cause this difference? I'm using the same cable too. No other USB devices are plugged on both computers.
     
    jessi3k3, Aug 14, 2007
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