Drive speed

[fpefpe]

Hello --- I just set up an external DVD  using the Vantec-DX enclosure and the ASUS DRW-24F1ST drive, The Vantec case is usb 3.0, but when I start imgburn  it is listed as a usb 2.0 device ---  did I miss something here?  does it make a difference  usb 2 or 3?  Thanks 

 

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Microsoft changed the way USB 3 gets detected after the last release of ImgBurn came out. So it only sees a device as USB 2 on newer OS's.

Yes, USB 2.0 / 3.0 makes a difference, but it's purely a cosmetic issue in ImgBurn.

[fpefpe]

Thanks for the i info -- so will the usb interface take advantage of the full speed of the ASUS drive? 

[dbminter]

The DRW-24F1ST is a DVD drive.  So, you don't need anything greater than USB 2.x.  USB 3.0 for a DVD drive won't be any faster than if you used a USB 2.x interface.

[fpefpe]

thanks for the info --- if the  device was a Blu-ray burner  would that make a difference?   

Lastly, as you noted that  MS changed the way usb 3.0 is detechted, if the  usb burned is connected to a usb 3 port, would Imgburn  will the "wites" to it still be 

at usb 3 speed?   

Thanks 

 

 

[dbminter]

Actually, I believe given how much data is needed to be written to Blu-Ray, you must use a USB 3.0 enclosure for a Blu-Ray drive if you plan to write Blu-Rays to it.  Otherwise, you might get by with a Blu-Ray burner in a USB 2.x enclosure if you plan on only writing CD's and DVD's in it.

 

The USB speed has nothing to do with how fast any device in an enclosure will write.  Media are capped at specific speeds depending on the media.  Even reads probably wouldn't be faster.  While the USB 3.0 would send data faster, the device is still capped at a maximum speed it can read at.

[fpefpe]

thanks