On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:02 PM, JOHN CARMONNE <[email protected]> wrote: > I read some where that a journaled > drive can be slower than one that's just Mac OS extended.
Sure, technically the extra time to journal would slow it down. But I doubt you could tell the performance difference without some sort of measurement software. If you really want to know why not just test it? Install whatever is a good hard drive performance analyzer for a Mac and then format and test the drive both ways. > I ask because my > son has two of these large drives and his boot time can be really long and > we were told it's because the journaled drives are a drag on the system. This doesn't sound like a very plausible explanation to me. It sounds more like someone grasping at straws rather than admit they don't know what's happening. Unfortunately without more details about your son's system and what happens on it when it boots, I doubt anyone do more than guess as to why it is booting slowly. Out of curiosity, what type of drive does your son's computer boot from? FWIW, I would also recommend enabling journaling unless you actually do discover an astoundingly large performance gap by benchmarking the drive. Better safe than sorry IMO. -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
