I upgraded recently to a Maxtor DiamondMax20 which should perform better
than the prior seagateST3120026A 7200 8mbCache but rated slower (95)...
Maxtor specs:
Features
Storage Capacity 160GB
Data Transfer Rate 100MBps Maximum External
Manufacturer Seagate Technology
Form Factor 3.5" Internal
Rotational Speed 7200 rpm
Interfaces/Ports 1 x 40-pin IDC Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)
IDE/EIDE
Manufacturer Part Number 60160V0
Dimensions 1.03" Height x 0.46" Width x 5.78" Depth
Manufacturer Website Address www.seagate.com
Weight 20.46 oz
Product Name Maxtor DiamondMax 20 Hard Drive
Product Type Hard Drive
Tech Specs
Storage Capacity 160GB
Data Transfer Rate 100MBps Maximum External
Manufacturer Seagate Technology
Form Factor 3.5" Internal
Manufacturer Part Number 60160V0
Rotational Speed 7200 rpm
Manufacturer Website Address www.seagate.com
Dimensions 1.03" Height x 0.46" Width x 5.78" Depth
Interfaces/Ports 1 x 40-pin IDC Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)
IDE/EIDE
Product Line DiamondMax
Weight 20.46 oz
Buffer 8MB
Product Name Maxtor DiamondMax 20 Hard Drive
Product Type Hard Drive
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: better
I will wager on hard drive rotational velocity and disk cache size. The
difference in performance between a 4200 RPM and a 5400 RPM system, or 5400
to 7200 RPM system, is significant. Most older drives have a 2 MB cache.
I'm using a circa 2001 Dell Latitude C600 P3-750 laptop (512 MB RAM running
XP) at home with an upgraded 7200 RPM drive (8 MB cache) and it is fast
enough for my needs. I wouldn't use it with a slower drive in it.
> -----Original Message-----
> How come my IBM ThinkpadX31 PM1.4 2gb ram (but the same was true
> before I upgraded from 1gb ram) with exactly the same stuff running
> (except for lots of ibm stuff extra) runs and performs sooo much
> better than my Dell PIV2(w/intel speed boost) 1gb ram (max it will
> take) running the same but none of that ibm stuff? Neither has any
> viri or spy or other fections...
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