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external dvd and usb 1.0 speed
Name: einars03 Date: May 24, 2005 at 15:09:59 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: 667mhz / 160mb
Comment:
I was wondering I think my laptop has a usb 1.0 connection plug. At least it is quite old so it has to be. But I was wondering if I buy a external dvd player , will the movies be slow because of the usb 1.0 connection. But is it possible I have a 1.1 connection?
Name: nnishp Date: May 24, 2005 at 15:38:28 Pacific
Reply:
buy a usb 2 pcmcia card for your laptop if you have the slot
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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS Date: May 24, 2005 at 16:25:17 Pacific
Reply:
It is possible, in fact more than likely that you have a USB 1.1 connection. However, the difference between SUB 1 and SUB 1.1 is negligible. Its USB 2 that you need.
Stuart
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Response Number 3
Name: fgt67 Date: May 24, 2005 at 17:29:13 Pacific
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It'll most likely work but like everyone else suggested, buying a USB 2.0 PCMCIA card will be benificial. USB 1.0/1.1 has a transfer rate of 12Mbps (1.5 MB) and I'm assuming that DVD/RW can write at a much higher speed.
USB 2.0 has a transfer speed of 480Mbps (60 MB) if you wanted to know.
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Response Number 4
Name: Oil_Tan Date: May 24, 2005 at 18:37:45 Pacific
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So if einars03 obtains a card such as..... http://www.supergooddeal.com/product_p/uc-204.htm
The only limits are the bus speed of his pci slot? Since the card claims 480, 1.5 speeds?
KPACHbIĐ™ OKTIABR
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Response Number 5
Name: Badboy Date: May 24, 2005 at 19:05:11 Pacific
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The cards work great!
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Response Number 6
Name: bob819 Date: May 25, 2005 at 07:36:46 Pacific
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The above posts are bang on. I have a Toshiba 1800 (800Mhz.!) and I use a McNally USB 2.0 PCMCIA card with an IOMEGA DVD writer & I can write 4.6Gbytes of data in 12 minutes! Go for it.
Bob Mitchell.
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Response Number 7
Name: einars03 Date: May 25, 2005 at 11:46:36 Pacific
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I was just thinking about watching a movie while playing it on dvd not to write. But thanx anyways :)
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