In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Marc Tard
if writes:
>Now considering the following timings done with dd, how come I get such
>different transfer rates (bytes/sec) for s1 and s2? I understand there
>should be a difference between the block and character interface, as shown
>in the first two timings, but why isn't the same difference shown for the
>last two timings?
Because all modern disks use "zone-layout" where there are typically
50% more sectors in the outher cylinders compared to the inner cylinders.
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