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Product Support => HiMedia Q10 Pro, Q5 Pro => Topic started by: onyxx1995 on October 17, 2016, 07:09:40 AM

Title: Why usb 3.0 on q5?
Post by: onyxx1995 on October 17, 2016, 07:09:40 AM

Why is there usb 3.0 on q5 pro?there is no need for that.
Its okey for q10,but for q5.....Maybe it will be little cheaper if they put 2.0.
Just asking..

Title: Re: Why usb 3.0 on q5?
Post by: Nice Monkey on October 17, 2016, 07:25:48 AM

Quote from: onyxx1995 on October 17, 2016, 07:09:40 AM

Why is there usb 3.0 on q5 pro?there is no need for that.
Its okey for q10,but for q5.....Maybe it will be little cheaper if they put 2.0.
Just asking..

Just try to copy files from any source via Wired Ethernet to an USB-3 or USB-2 attached HDD  using "Primitive FTPD" App to Q5 and you will/can answer the question yourself!

Throughput may be up to 4x higher using USB-3. In fact transfer speeds are even slightly higher via USB-3 compared to Internal SATA with Q10 using exactly the same HD. Also USB-3 Host port support combined with a fast CPU removes the need for the previously commonly used USB-3 Slave port as both can reach true HD drive speed. Very few people used the USB-3 Slave port in practice, despite working perfectly.

USB-3 is not just a port with higher speeds but also uses new drivers which handle data flows more efficiently. It is therefore highly recommended to connect your USB-3 capable HDD's to an USB-3 port and all other peripherals to the other USB-2 ports for an optimal experience (least chance for stuttering and optimal throughput).

Title: Re: Why usb 3.0 on q5?
Post by: onyxx1995 on October 17, 2016, 08:04:24 AM

thanks for the answer.
So,i see only benefit is copy from usb 3 to ethernet device...in my language
Because,my usb 2.0 hdds plays all fine...