VLDB and Transaction Log

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SQL Server 2000 EE Service Pack 4
Windows 2003 EE
Disk is EMC SAN

We have large databases in the range of 40-80 GB. The transaction logs are
around 12 GB each.

In theory is it better to have one file for the transaction log on a single
spindle or multiple smaller files each on their own spindle.

The documentation I have read in the past pointed to a single file, but not
sure if it applies as larger databases come into play.

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