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Date:      Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:25:53 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org>
To:        Daniel O'Callaghan <danny@clari.net.au>
Cc:        small@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Compact Flash vs ATA Disks
Message-ID:  <3D05A601.CBDED54B@pantherdragon.org>
References:  <20020611115116.C65308-100000@neon.clari.net.au>

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Daniel O'Callaghan wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> 
> > are slient, easier to swap out than a hard disk, are ATAPI compatible,
> > and are available in sizes up to 1GB.  They're also slow, though
> > throughput is a minor issue when only used to boot from.  A 256MB CF
> 
> Is this "slow" relative to a HDD?  Or "slow" relative to DRAM?

he fastest I've seen personally is ~3.3MB/sec, and I've seen tests
report speeds over 4MB/sec.  The host, reader, and make/model of CF
media all affect throughput.

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