Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 17:55:12 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 5400RPM/7200RPM Message-ID: <20020313165512.GD4304@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0203130940370.8239-100000@heorot.1nova.com> References: <F21XiFzQpc03TqRRAY10001250b@hotmail.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0203130940370.8239-100000@heorot.1nova.com>
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On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 09:42:58AM -0800, Rick Hamell wrote: > > > a diff? specially that i'm running it on UDMA33 ... will a 7200RPM HD be > > faster? what if i get a 7200RPM with ATA100 controller? will i see a big > > diff? or i'm better off saving my $$$ and get the 5400RPM? > > > > i'm sure there are pro's out there who can tell me what's best or what they > > think. > > The only real speed differance you'll see with 5400RPM vs 7200 is > in sustained disk activity, IE, where you're copying a large file from one > directory or another. The RPM speeds is another "marketing" factor that > the hard drive manufactures are trying to push, when in reality only a > very small sector of people need it. > You will notice a substantial difference running an IDE at UDMA100 than in a PIO mode..at least I do. I mean you won't notice it when you do an "ls", but you will when you do a "buildworld". As remarked above, I have never really felt that the extra cost of 7200 over 5400 adds much general-purpose value, makes more noise though. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson -- <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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