Felix Miata wrote: > On 2010/03/10 17:09 (GMT-0500) Ric Wheeler composed: > >> Felix Miata wrote: > >>> The change is for the benefit of manufacturers, not users. Readiness is only >>> spotty. The discussion has been extensive and ongoing on the linux-ide >>> mailing list. > >> Users do benefit as well - more capacity per platter specifically is one >> obvious win. > > Some users, yes, those with unfathomable storage capacity requirements, > saving every byte ever encountered without regard for its utility. For those > with more common needs, the compatibility cost outweighs the purported > benefits. Most users don't even need 1/10 of .2TiB, much less the 2TiB at > which larger than 512 byte sectors might start looking sane in cost/benefit > analysis. And yet they snap up said drives at under $200 a pop.... I'm not sure this a fight you will win. :) -Eric -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
