V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 My Master Playlist is nearly 2Gig in size (nearly 300 songs). I just revamped/updated it this afternoon. It's going to take hours to upload it back to my little music player via usb. It's very COOL, but very slow. One day, I guess this process will get faster. For now, I'll just leave the system running for the next four or so hours till this thing finishes. *sigh* Gotta' do it, though. Must have music for those long bike rides/walks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Ha, that's nothing.... I have 191gb of music = 13,332 mp3s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 It will be worth it when its finished. I love using mine when I'm working in the yard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 It will be worth it when its finished. I love using mine when I'm working in the yard. Indeed!! Its funny, I end up using Pandora when I am on the go even though I have a ton of music. I am to the point now where it is hard to find anything I want to listen to. It is easier to listen to a streaming radio service like Pandora or iHeartRadio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Ha, that's nothing.... I have 191gb of music = 13,332 mp3s It would take a lot of bike riding and walking to listen to that set all the way through. It will be worth it when its finished. I love using mine when I'm working in the yard. Yuppers. I love my little players (I have two). Every once in a while I update the mix, though. I haven't done it in a while (6 months or more). I had forgotten how slow usb 2.0 is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 If it's a 2GB music player, even on USB 2, it should finish loading the music within a few minutes. I wonder why it is taking sooo long. USB 1.1 is super slow, but USB should zip along pretty quickly. Most flash chips write data 5MB/sec or so, and it should be done pretty quickly. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 It's almost finished! Oh, boy!!! Well, the first one, anyway. Gotta' load the second one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 WOW! My second little player loaded that entire Master Playlist in less than 1 hour, and I just realized why... The first one I loaded last night and this morning (nearly 7 hours total) is USB 1.0. The faster one I loaded just a few minutes ago is USB 2.0. Don't let anyone tell you there isn't a massive transfer rate improvement between 1.0 and 2.0. http://en.wikipedia....28Full_Speed.29 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I can tell you first hand there is a massive difference in the USB speeds. I'm imaging 5 of the computers in the house. My hubby's old 2K is off the grid. I removed the security software, then I cleaned it, and defragged it. The hd is 40GB total and less than 1/2 of that is used. Unfortunately the USB port must be 1.1 because the image (the last I will do for that computer - hallelujiah) took close to 2 hours!!! I know the 500GB portable hd is USB 2 because there is a tag on the USB cord. I had my netbook with me and was working on other things while I kept one eye on his computer. It scared me because when it started it said 5 hours! Thank goodness it lied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 One of these days I'm going to build a new system with that superfast USB 3.0. Sadly, I got all my music loaded and updated, but didn't get a chance to go for a bike ride today. Rain in the forecast for the next few days. I hope I can sneak in a ride tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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