From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brad Campbell Subject: Re: RAID newbie, 1 vs 5, chunk sizes Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:47:32 +0800 Message-ID: <539F9024.7040806@fnarfbargle.com> References: <539E5504.1080809@turmel.org> <539EFF1C.3000009@turmel.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: =?UTF-8?B?TnVubyBNYWdhbGjDo2Vz?= , linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids On 17/06/14 08:41, Nuno Magalh=C3=A3es wrote: > The WD Red has "intellipower" meaning it can - supposedly - go from > 5400 to 7200, depending on various conditions and who you ask. This > means that if i wanted to combine it with the DT01 (traditional 7200)= , > the overall speed of the array would be dictated by the Red, right? I don't know who keeps perpetuating this myth, but it is just that.=20 "intellipower" is just another name for slow. It just means slow spindl= e=20 speeds and clever use of caching algorithms to make it feel faster than= =20 it really is. It's a marketing name only. They do not, and have never=20 had the ability to change speeds. -- 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