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    Windows 7 Are these poor HDD read speeds?

    Hi, I've been having nightmare with PC boot times ( up to 1 hour long) and extremely limited usage after boot, due to 100% disk activity. I have tried everything possible with windows itself, so today tried to test HDD with HDDtune Pro. Question, #1 - Are these low read speeds? #2 - If so...
  2. Windows 7 How About a Fast USB 3.0 Flash Drive (for cheap!)

    Hello all, I purchased this flash drive from Amazon am I'm happy with its performance (for the price): Link Removed The manufacturer claims read speeds up to 190MB/s and write speeds up to 55MB/s. These benckmarks were conducted at USB 3.0 speeds and, FYI, my OS is on an SSD: Link Removed...
  3. Windows 7 Best (free) SSD Benchmarking Tool

    Hello all, Ever wonder why your new SSD doesn't meet your benckmarking expectations when using tools like AS SSD and/or Crystal Disk Mark? Well, there are two reasons why this might happen. First and foremost, those programs' benchmarking algorithms are not clearly defined (eg, understood) and...
  4. Windows 7 Mushkin Callisto 120GB SSD Review

    Back in early May of this year, Mushkin Enhanced released a new line of SSD named "Callisto" after one of Jupiter's moons, to go along with their earlier IO series. The following review is from OverclockersClub.com: May 24, 2010 Introduction: Mushkin has been a very well known and...