On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 1:45 PM, onelucent <oneluc...@mac.com> wrote: > These are compact, come in much larger sizes than the early days > and can be purchased with 7200 rpm mechanisms.
FWIW, using a 7200 RPM drive as a USB 2.0 or even FW 400 attached external drive doesn't really buy you anything extra. Unless you use eSATA, USB 3.0, or FW 800 the throughput of the drive is going to be limited by the bus used to connect the external drive. It's sort of like buying a performance car that you know you'll only drive around town and never take over 45 MPH. I don't think there's any reason to pay extra for 7200 RPM if you know you'll only use it in a context where the performance of a recent 5400 RPM with high bit density platters could be just as good. -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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
