On 15/06/2014 09:27, Mick wrote: >> And maybe your disks are tired too :-) . You do have hdparm results from >> > 4 years ago to compare? > I have not install hdparm on this laptop, thinking that I do not really need > it for anything. Anyway, do disks spin slower with age? Even if their > bearings theoretically wear out and eventually slow down, would this be > perceptible? > > What readings would I be comparing? hdparm -t and -T?
Yes, I'd look at those two. If disk performance was suffering due to age, I'd expect your seek times to suffer and that should show up with -tT Not too sure really how wear and tear translates to real life; overall it's probably just simple bloat you have, to borrow Walter's analogy you started with a sub-compact and now have a ginormous SUV! -- Alan McKinnon [email protected]
