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by shieldedtalisman
2024.03.23. 13:53
Forum: Questions
Topic: New external SMR drive: second Read Test much slower than first
Replies: 4
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Re: New external SMR drive: second Read Test much slower than first

Thank you very much for your quick reply and the great and very interesting information. Yes, I did think 260mb/s sounds impossible and that it must be somehow related to SMR. Yes, Data Set Mgmt. and TRIM are supported per the information page. Do you have any advice how to deal with an 2.5" ex...
by shieldedtalisman
2024.03.23. 10:06
Forum: Questions
Topic: New external SMR drive: second Read Test much slower than first
Replies: 4
Views: 2144

New external SMR drive: second Read Test much slower than first

Hi, bought a new 2 TB WD My Passport external USB hard drive. I believe it's an SMR one. Model: WDC WD20JDRW-11C7VS0 I did an initial read test when the drive was empty, and it gave a steady and stable read speed of approx. 260mb/s throughout the whole test. Now I wrote some data on the drive, appro...