On Wed, 2010-03-10 at 17:28 -0500, 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. Spoken like someone who has never used usenet. - ajax
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