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Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:12 pm Reply and quote this post
True.
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Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:35 pm Reply and quote this post
but i could be rong but as i under stand it larger the hard drive and faster the hard drive more buffer needed. buffer acts as ram for the hard drive . kind of short term memory.
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:34 am Reply and quote this post
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but i could be rong but as i under stand it larger the hard drive and faster the hard drive more buffer needed. buffer acts as ram for the hard drive . kind of short term memory.

What I recall is that the 16MB buffer cache holds data which you probably normally use which in turn prevents your system from searching the HD & greatly reducing performance.

The same principal applies to CPU's & there cache.

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Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:43 am Reply and quote this post
the data transfer rate on the maxtor maxline is only 150mbps....i heard that 3mbps is supposed to come out early '05....well correct me if i'm wrong and it's ALREADY out....
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:00 am Reply and quote this post
they need to quit working on the 7200 rpm HDD and work on the 10k HDD .
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:05 pm Reply and quote this post
To: SuperXP

I just found out from the Western Digital website that the 74GB 10K raptor does have ncq, the 36GB does not

I just ordered a single 36GB Raptor from newegg $108USD

suuuuup dude!!  I joined

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Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:21 pm Reply and quote this post
welcome
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Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:33 am Reply and quote this post
Cool. Glad to have you with us.

I think the 74GB Raptor runs faster than the 36GB. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:29 pm Reply and quote this post
They (reviewers) say that the 74GB is faster, but some say that the ncq advantage of the 74GB is miniscule

The WD site gives them identical specs (except the exclusion of ncq on the 36GB)

Probably the biggest advantage of the 74GB is the larger OD (outside diameter) w/ CAV (constant angular velocity) gives it the edge as you fill your HDD

Just installed my small Raptor

d**n all that argument about minor advantages between different cpu's, & different gfx cards, my new Raptor is twice as fast as my old  IDE Diamond Max Plus 9

It is like night and day LOL

Whheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

ps. large cache is good for lots of small files (OS)

High ratational speeds are good for low CD, & DVD burning times, also loading windows, & backups

IMHO

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Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:21 pm Reply and quote this post
I have a 250 gig maxtor with 8 meg cash and my 2 WD raptors are twice as fast as it is.
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:39 pm Reply and quote this post
Yo' Josh, now the question is how would (2) 16mb cache Maxtor's in RAID0 fair against a (2) of Raptor's in RAID0

If the Maxtor's even come close I think it would be a victory for the Maxtor (virtue of it's capacity)

You know the Nero drive utility that measues drive, or array speed, well it does (2) tests 1) large files, & 2) small files

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Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:23 pm Reply and quote this post
You know what ill be willing to bet 2 maxtors in raid o with 16 meg cash each would match or beet the raptors. Thats 32 meg of cash
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:42 pm Reply and quote this post
I think there was a reveiw on that. It showed 2 Maxtor 250GB SATA150 w/ 16MB cache in Raid 0, match the one 74GB 10,000 Raptor. B)
I would like to see the SATA300 in action next.

TK2+ (Administrator) may know something about it.


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Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:03 pm Reply and quote this post
Depends upon how you set up the test

If the file are bigger than 16mb, but smaller than 32mb then Maxtor's would win hands down

Now if the files are HUGE the superior sustained transfer rate of the 10K drives would prevail

I really don't know which would come out better in small files, yes, that would be the test

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Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:56 pm Reply and quote this post
O.K. Here is the link I was talking about. :D
It's a SATA 150 Maxtor vs. the WD Raptor.

http://www.bestpricecomputers.co.uk/review...ark_results.htm

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