From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk Subject: Re: Disk speed comparison Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:07:42 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <33315059.11.1356199662253.JavaMail.root@zimbra> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Roger Heflin Cc: linux-raid List-Id: linux-raid.ids > > WD2001FASS: 4x500GB platters > > HDS723020BLA642: 3x667GB platters > > > > - Shouldn't higher density normally mean higher speed? >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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=E2=80=A6 http://www.hgst.com/internal-drives/desktop/= deskstar/deskstar-7k3000 --=20 Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 98013356 roy@karlsbakk.net 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 element=C3=A6rt imperativ for alle pedagoger =C3=A5 unng=C3=A5= eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med xenotyp etymologi. I de fleste tilf= eller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer p=C3=A5 norsk. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html