Slow Speeds on MBWE 1TB 1st Edition... Is this normal?

Slow Speeds on MBWE 1TB 1st Edition... Is this normal?

tidal 28 Dec 2007 17:18

Hi all,

I came across this wiki after becoming frustrated with 1 day old MBWE. I configured the unit through the web interface and created a user, folder with full access. I'm using my mac to access via smb and the fastest I've seen it transfer is 4MB/sec via gigabit!

I can get 30-40MB/sec from my mac to my laptop. The switch says the MBWE is connected at gigiabit.

Are these boxes this slow?? I need to backup 800GB and don't want to wait 122 hours.

Please help.

Re: Slow Speeds on MBWE 1TB 1st Edition... Is this normal?

koola 28 Dec 2007 18:41

These unit's will no where near match the performance of a desktop computer (in this case your mac). I get about 3.5 - 4mb on 100Mb LAN.

If you want fast transfer speeds, these units are not for you.

Re: Slow Speeds on MBWE 1TB 1st Edition... Is this normal?

tidal 28 Dec 2007 18:54

thanks for the reply. I'll be taking it back then.

3.5MB isn't even 100Mb speed.