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From: Jarry <jarry@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Does USB devices share bandwidth?
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:43:46
Message-Id: 449AC5A0.2030906@gmx.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Does USB devices share bandwidth? by "张韡武"
1 > case A: the new printer uses the bandwidth on slot B, both run as fast
2 > as if they were the only USB printer;
3 > case B: the new printer share bandwidth with the old one, the result is
4 > both printer work 1/2 fast, that is equal to not having bought another
5 > printer at all.
6 >
7 > Which one is true?
8
9 None, and both. Printer can not print as fast as you can pump data
10 through usb2 (480Mbps), unless you have some *really* expensive printer.
11 So even if you had 2 printers on usb, sharing common usb-bandwidth, you
12 could print much more documents in the same time, as with 1 printer...
13
14 Jarry
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