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In advance, Thank you to all of you guys who take the time to read questions from ITchallenged people like me seeking support and guidance. Sincerely, all of your answers are incredibly helpful. I have read posts going back ten years that have helped me in recent weeks with decision making and trouble shooting. SO, if you ever wonder if your time and answers are worth it... for guys like me, they are the perfect example of paying it forward. 🙂 [insert applause and standing ovation here.]
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MY QUESTION:
I am moving files from old pc to new tablet/laptop 2in1. Specs below:
OLD PC: Dell Optiplex, pentium 4, 2gb RAM, 1tb HDD,
---transferring via ethernet via gigabit wireless and wired router; my machines are both wired---
NEW LAPTOP: Asus Transformer Book T200, BayTrail quad core, 4gb RAM, 64gb Storage + My added Travelstar 2.5-Inch 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gbps 32MB Cache (DESTINATION DRIVE)
It has taken nearly 30 hours to transfer 235gb of mixed data (pics, vids, docs, etc). The average transfer speed shown in the progress window is between 2mbs and 8mbs, with a very occasional bump to 10mbs.
What I am wondering is why is it so slow. The destination machine, the T200, is the family portable. Note: I am keenly curious because I am trying to decide on final specs for a new Sager build to replace my personal/business pc and surely cannot afford this level of performance (i.e. do i need to go all the way to the top of the line Sager with only SSD and highest level of processor to avoid this type of puttering... or... is the slow likely due to other issues?) I mean, the BayTrail is quad core, the destination HDD is 32mb cache. On the other hand, the old pc is 2004/2005 build, so what is its ability to even send the data to the other machine (did machines even have SATA I speed then??).
I know there could be a zillion reasons why transfer speeds could be so slow... connection, bad wire, ram, processor, etc, etc, etc. I need to make sure that whatever machine I order from Sager does not have this type of speed issue with file transfers/backups.
Once I have finished the file transfer and finally decided on my new build, I am intending to have a home based backup cloud (like WD MyCloud or similar) to regularly backup all data and make for easy mobility in the event of disaster (we live on coast and hurricanes are inevitable). HOWEVER, if backups take 30 hours like this file transfer just did... that plan will never work.
ALSO, I need to determine if this brutally slow transfer was result of the hardware (i.e. was the Transformer Book with the BayTrail a giant mistake?). Would the new HDD at 5400 rpm be the problem? If so, my plan to put a 2tb 5400rpm HDD in my new laptop (in place of the optical drive) to use as a backup drive to the SSD OS drive and the 7200rpm Data drive may not be very smart practically speaking.
Anyway, I would appreciate any thoughts from you folks.
POST COMPUTER UPGRADES
Our home's post computer upgrade looks like this and will ideally allow for each family member to back up their devices easily at least once per week... ideally automatically. This plan will not work with transfer speeds of a few Mbs.
-- five family laptops at varying degrees of tech level, one of which is also my yet to be built New Business Machine (high tech pc replacement and is being designed to have its own internal backup drive plus ext one)
-- five family smart phones (one droid, four iphones)
-- gigabit wireless router with ethernet connects also
-- MyCloud type external high capacity HDD to be the primary backup location for all of the above.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
In advance, Thank you to all of you guys who take the time to read questions from ITchallenged people like me seeking support and guidance. Sincerely, all of your answers are incredibly helpful. I have read posts going back ten years that have helped me in recent weeks with decision making and trouble shooting. SO, if you ever wonder if your time and answers are worth it... for guys like me, they are the perfect example of paying it forward. 🙂 [insert applause and standing ovation here.]
***********
MY QUESTION:
I am moving files from old pc to new tablet/laptop 2in1. Specs below:
OLD PC: Dell Optiplex, pentium 4, 2gb RAM, 1tb HDD,
---transferring via ethernet via gigabit wireless and wired router; my machines are both wired---
NEW LAPTOP: Asus Transformer Book T200, BayTrail quad core, 4gb RAM, 64gb Storage + My added Travelstar 2.5-Inch 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gbps 32MB Cache (DESTINATION DRIVE)
It has taken nearly 30 hours to transfer 235gb of mixed data (pics, vids, docs, etc). The average transfer speed shown in the progress window is between 2mbs and 8mbs, with a very occasional bump to 10mbs.
What I am wondering is why is it so slow. The destination machine, the T200, is the family portable. Note: I am keenly curious because I am trying to decide on final specs for a new Sager build to replace my personal/business pc and surely cannot afford this level of performance (i.e. do i need to go all the way to the top of the line Sager with only SSD and highest level of processor to avoid this type of puttering... or... is the slow likely due to other issues?) I mean, the BayTrail is quad core, the destination HDD is 32mb cache. On the other hand, the old pc is 2004/2005 build, so what is its ability to even send the data to the other machine (did machines even have SATA I speed then??).
I know there could be a zillion reasons why transfer speeds could be so slow... connection, bad wire, ram, processor, etc, etc, etc. I need to make sure that whatever machine I order from Sager does not have this type of speed issue with file transfers/backups.
Once I have finished the file transfer and finally decided on my new build, I am intending to have a home based backup cloud (like WD MyCloud or similar) to regularly backup all data and make for easy mobility in the event of disaster (we live on coast and hurricanes are inevitable). HOWEVER, if backups take 30 hours like this file transfer just did... that plan will never work.
ALSO, I need to determine if this brutally slow transfer was result of the hardware (i.e. was the Transformer Book with the BayTrail a giant mistake?). Would the new HDD at 5400 rpm be the problem? If so, my plan to put a 2tb 5400rpm HDD in my new laptop (in place of the optical drive) to use as a backup drive to the SSD OS drive and the 7200rpm Data drive may not be very smart practically speaking.
Anyway, I would appreciate any thoughts from you folks.
POST COMPUTER UPGRADES
Our home's post computer upgrade looks like this and will ideally allow for each family member to back up their devices easily at least once per week... ideally automatically. This plan will not work with transfer speeds of a few Mbs.
-- five family laptops at varying degrees of tech level, one of which is also my yet to be built New Business Machine (high tech pc replacement and is being designed to have its own internal backup drive plus ext one)
-- five family smart phones (one droid, four iphones)
-- gigabit wireless router with ethernet connects also
-- MyCloud type external high capacity HDD to be the primary backup location for all of the above.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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