barracuda vs raptor
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Topic: barracuda vs raptor
Posted By: the boss
Subject: barracuda vs raptor
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 11:46am
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what the point of 10K RPM in WD Raptor and 55C temp limit when Seagate is offering even lower access times (4.16ms) and temp limit (60C) vs WD's 4.5ms and 55C. And seagate is doin it all within the blanket of 7200rpm
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Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 6:05pm
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I haven't messed with disk specs for years but couple of things I recall are: 1. Is access time measured the same - apples to apples. 2. Increased access speeds are sometimes acheived by increasing the number of heads - more moving parts equals lower MTBF. 3. Access time is a marketing ploy that's used because it's easy for consumers to grasp. Equally important is how fast can it lift data off the disk and pump it out onto the system bus. Getting to the data location is only half the battle. Getting the data from the location is the other half. ------------- 
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 June 2006 at 10:55am
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I read a magazine review recently that said the 10,000 RPM disk totally out perform the 7,200, but it comes with a higher prices tag.
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