Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 09:42:58 -0800 (PST) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: Nader Turki <nturki@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 5400RPM/7200RPM Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0203130940370.8239-100000@heorot.1nova.com> In-Reply-To: <F21XiFzQpc03TqRRAY10001250b@hotmail.com>
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> 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. Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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