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		dasil003 on April 28, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MacBook Air is enough for a work machine > For this one time usage the tiny USB/Ethernet adapter seems like a fine compromise. How's the speed on that? > The MacBook Air has an SD card reader. Ah, I was looking at the 11" oops

alsocasey on April 28, 2011 [–]

Well, USB2.0 maxes out at what, 480Mbps? So about half what a Gigabit ethernet would give you.

In practice, it probably depends on your GigE hardware - NIC, cable type, etc...

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