Hi Brian, Nathan, et al, > Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 10:31:14 -0500 > From: Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: compact flash and 1400's
> You'll definitely notice a speed increase if you have the original HD > installed, since you were almost certianly using VM anyway, and all the > swapping to the HD would really slow you down- with VM on a > different device, that helps a bit. If you have a faster drive than the > original, you'll notice less speedup but less disk gronking which has to be > good for battery life. -------- I believe a higher capacity, faster HD, as fast as will work with your ATA driver set, may be a better solution than even a CF card. According to several sources, passing I/O data through the card's NAND gates is slower than a properly organized (defragged) HD, i.e., the lookup rates are faster in a CF card (than the standard HD), but the data transfer rates are slower (sorry, I don't have the info sources handy at the momnent, but I can probably find them if necessary). Like everything, it's a tradeoff. I don't know if there are significant differences with the new, faster CF cards, though. Be sure to restart after the installation and VM assignment of the card, then check "About This Computer" in the Apple Menu to see if it's working. HTH, Ken N. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
