On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:38:21 -0800 (PST) LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > But have you compared with a laptop that has a 2.5" > > ATA drive? Going from > > my desktop to my laptop, I notice a very large drop > > in disk access speed. > > > > Craig > > That was my point. My former laptop had a 2.5" ATA > 100G 5400 RPM drive, my new one came with the same, > only in SATA. I benchmarked both - I don't have the > data at hand, but I was surprised that the difference > was not significant (to me.) Oh, I see what you're saying. It matches my experience. The mechanisms in 2.5" disks are slow and won't saturate an ATA interface let alone a SATA interface, so changing from ATA to SATA makes little, if any difference. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
