[geeks] Intel Mac Mini - Horrible USB2 drive performance

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Thu May 24 15:06:37 CDT 2007


Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Not sure if anyone can help with this or maybe commiserate if
>> there's nothing to be done.
>> 
>> I have an Intel Core Duo Mac Mini I've been trying to use as my
>> iTunes library device to feed my AppleTV.  I'm happy with the plan,
>> using Handbrake to deal with DVD to aTV, etc.
> 
> Oh, didn't realize this was a new Mac Mini (Core Duo, not G4) - I'll
> still run the testif you like, but not sure what it could show, since
> the systems are so different...

Would it be possible to find out which USB chip is actually doing the
grunt work?  There might be data in other fora regarding its
compatibility with the chip in the drive or something.

Peace...  Sridhar



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