On Nov 12, 2008, at 11:58 AM, Dan wrote: > > > On another note... There are a lot of 1 TB drives going for $99 or > less right now. Careful, folx! Many of them are LP size (normal > 3.5" drives) but then they're 5400rpm instead of 7200 rpm! So they > cannot keep up with their fast SATA or USB 2 or FW interfaces! IOW, > they're cheap because they're s l o o o o o w.
Just remember, slow is a relative term. They won't saturate a FW or SATA channel at full throughput, but may max out a usb 2 interface. Also, remember that even a slow drive by todays standards will be faster than HDs of 2-3 years ago. While they are only 5400 rpm, the density is going up so that the same number of bits is flowing under the head per second as an older 320GB 7200 rpm drive. Where they will be measurably slower will be compared to the same size drive running at 7200 rpm. Streaming music, storing jpegs, they are faster than needed for one user. Streaming video for HD real time FinalCut Pro editing projects and you will probably want something faster. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
