On 15/05/2010, p...@web-options.com <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > they seem to be very expensive compared to nebulous state HDs. I have just > ordered a new machine and went through the same questions as you, but > decided I couldn't afford them as yet. I believe the read/write speeds are > also still relatively low and that there's some way to go before they > become 1st choice. I will let the early adopters take the pain.
I'd give them a wide berth at the moment too, quite variable performance, limited writes, bad for an o/s partition which is being written back to virtually continuously. The new WD Velociraptors (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=821) should make your machine perform, I have two of the 300GB units, they are damn fast. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
