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Last month I reported on a difference in speed when copying large numbers of files from a server to a PC or a Mac. I performed the tests again but this time the source of the files was a hard drive connected via firewire cable. This time the difference between Mac and PC was negligible. The new, striking graph is available after the jump.
Filed Under: Digital Photography, Hardware, Windows
Have you noticed that the average time to copy files into a folder increases with the number of files? You may have if you use a Mac.
Here at National Geographic magazine there does appear to be a difference in how long it takes to copy JPEG photographs into a folder. My hypothesis was that on a PC (Windows XP) the time to copy each file does not change as the number of files in a folder increases, while on a Mac (OS 10.4) the average time increases as more files are in a folder. I put this hypothesis to the test and the results are dramatic. Read the results after the jump.
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