Re: Hard Drive Advice
From: Fred (Not_on_at_your_life.com)
Date: 04/14/04
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Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:59:21 -0400
I agree....
The 7200RPM 40/80/120GB ATA100/133 drives are fast enough for your
applications and are priced very well right now. Make sure you get a 8MB
cache buffer instead of the 2MB.
I recommend Maxtor/Seagate/Western Digital in that order. Maxtor and
Seagate are just as fast but are quieter.
"Shane Steinmetz" <revieweroftime{REMOVETHIS}@silverinterlocution.org> wrote
in message news:OELaC$VIEHA.964@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I'm looking into purchasing a new hard drive.
>
> My current 9.55 GB 5,400 RPM drive barely meets my needs anymore.
>
> I want to select a hard drive with a high RPM. I'm guessing that
using
> a hard drive with a higher RPM will improve performance. 10,000 RPM to
> 15,000 RPM would be my choice, but I've been advised that it may be
> "overkill."
>
> I use my computer for the Internet, some demanding games, and for
> several miscellaneous applications that run at the same time.
>
> Does anyone have any advice to offer?
>
>
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