Here are some speed tests from my DIY Editing Hub. See the original Editing Hub build video here.
NOTE: This device was make using older hard drives I had kicking around. You could achieve much faster speeds using newer drives or SSDs.
Drive Speed Tests
EH RAID 0
Read = 141.0 MB/s
Write = 144.1 MB/s
Single Drive on iMac:
Read = 61.8 MB/s
Write = 127.6 MB/s
Card Reader Speed Tests
EH Card Reader Speeds:
Read = 88.0 MB/s
Write = 55.3 MB/s
iMac SD Card Reader Speeds:
Read = 20.5 MB/s
Write = 11.8 MB/s
File Copying Speed Tests
EH Card Reader
1.03GB Copy = 17.43 Seconds
iMac Card Reader:
1.03GB Copy = 57.97 Seconds
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