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September 12

SSD IOPS benchmarking for Mac?

Are there any benchmarking tools for Mac than can measure a drive's input/output operations per second (IOPS) --Navstar (talk) 03:00, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

7 GB project burning?

I have a multimedia project I'd like to show people, but it runs 1' 41" 58 and is nearly 7 gigabytes, which so far has precluded its leaving my computer. Sometimes my relatives have distributed HD movies to me, two of which were nearly three hours each, via USB. Could that work with this project? Or is something else more advisable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Theskinnytypist (talk • contribs) 21:05, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

Yes, an inexpensive USB flash memory drive should hold that comfortably. If the people you want to see it are distant from you, it's easy enough to post them a flash drive (they weigh next to nothing). Given the size, it's probably not the best idea to try to distribute it over the internet, but if everyone has decent broadband and some patience, you could upload it to a service like Google Drive, Mega, or Dropbox. 212.56.67.50 (talk) 21:32, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

That's about the limit that will fit on a 1-sided DVD, too. So, if you have a DVD burner, and want to distribute it to non-computer people, they would probably be better able to play a DVD (especially if it has the autoplay feature, so it just plays when they put it in).

Another option is to find a web site to host it, then everyone can access it there. This could be a lot cheaper than mailing out lots of media. Another advantage is that you can then update it without having to redistribute it (although you would want to send an e-mail telling them about the update so they will take another look). StuRat (talk) 21:52, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

There are also dual layer DVDs, which hold approximately 8.5 GB of data. --Wirbelwind(ヴィルヴェルヴィント) 23:51, 12 September 2014 (UTC)