> > WD2001FASS: 4x500GB platters > > HDS723020BLA642: 3x667GB platters > > > > - Shouldn't higher density normally mean higher speed? > > Depends...that assumes that the tracks on each manufacturers disks is > the same...the higher density platters could have more tracks and > because of that lower date per track and lower bit rates per track. > > Check what the manufacturer says on bit rates under the head. hrmf - can't find any data on that from WD - Hitachi is quite clear on that part, though… http://www.hgst.com/internal-drives/desktop/deskstar/deskstar-7k3000 -- Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 98013356 roy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://blogg.karlsbakk.net/ GPG Public key: http://karlsbakk.net/roysigurdkarlsbakk.pubkey.txt -- I all pedagogikk er det essensielt at pensum presenteres intelligibelt. Det er et elementært imperativ for alle pedagoger å unngå eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med xenotyp etymologi. I de fleste tilfeller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer på norsk. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
