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What to look for in removable storage



What to look for  in removable storage
Our experts explain the specs that matter.
 
  Removable storage specs

What to look for
 

  • Maximum formatted capacity

  • Write speed

  • Rewrite speed

  • Read speed

  • Enclosure

  • Interface

  • Software

  • Warranty and support
     
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    Read speed
    The read speed indicates how fast a drive reads a disc. A fast read speed won't improve video or music playback because such content is written to disc in a format compatible with old, slow drives. Fast read speeds can, however, accelerate software installation or anything that involves copying huge, contiguous data files from a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM. A 24X/10X/40X CD-RW drive, for example, can read 6MB per second, or 40 times the data the first CD-ROM drive could read per second.
     

     

     
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