[ubuntu-za] File transfer speed

[Jan Greeff]

Good morning all,

An interesting question to which I hope to receive even more interesting 
replies.

When I transfer files and folders to my external hard drive from my 
Ubuntu system, the transfer rate runs at between 26 to 28 MBps.
When I transfer from the Windoze 7 installation on the same machine to 
the same drive, the transfer rate is less than 1 MBps.

Why the massive difference in transfer rates?

Best wishes,

Jan