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5400 vs 7200 (big capacity vs small)

  • 28-02-2008 4:43pm
    #1
    Voodu Child
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    Im looking at a couple of configurations on a Dell:
    320gb (2x160) Raid 0 7200rpm
    500gb (2x250) Raid 0 5400rpm +20euro

    Either size would be grand for my needs, so im just curious about performance. I've heard a 'bigger drives are denser and hence negate the performance difference between a small faster one' argument - any opinion on this one?


Comments

  • #2
    hefty_langer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭hefty_langer


    generally the higher the rpm of the drive the faster the seek time will be... improved performance...


  • #3
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Yup, the 2 7400rpm drives will perform a hell of alot better.


  • #4
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I can't believe Dell are still fitting drives slower than 7200 RPM to anything that's not a laptop.


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