Emplode via USB can be very slow, although that sounds at the lower end of slow...

What OS are you using? On my PC Emplode using USB was painfully slow under Win98 and about doubled in speed when I switched to Win2k. However, it was still much slower than Ethernet, which is one reason why I got rid of my Mk1.

When it comes down to it, some PCs are just slower at USB than others.

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