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PC hardware: Upgrade will boost performance by how much???
by satish_997 - 4/23/08 3:37 PM
Post 16 of 18
Performance...
by Impreza WRX - 4/27/08 10:58 AM In reply to: NO HITACHI by review_monsterHitachis are fine. WD does not have PMR. Seagate is the usual problem child, but their Momentus 5400.3 (or 7200.3) PMR drives are reliable.
The difference is this...
Acer Aspire 9300
Seagate Momentus 5400.2 : 15 MB/sec
Seagate Momentus 5400.3 (PMR): 25 MB/sec
an HP and a DELL
Western Digital 7200 RPM : 27 MB/sec
Hitachi K700 7200 RPM PMR: 39 MB/sec
Western Digital 7200 RPM Desktop drive: 55 MB/sec
Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM PMR desktop: 81 MB/sec
Western Digital 10,000 RPM desktop : 89 MB/sec
That's the difference PMR makes!
Post 17 of 18
PMR
by satish_997 - 4/27/08 10:39 PM In reply to: WOW by Impreza WRXThanks!!! I had never heard of PMR before, but I'll definitely look for it from now on when buying hdds. Has anyone else heard of it? How much does it affect performance?
Post 18 of 18
Not much if thats all you use it for (NR)
by mocefish - 5/8/08 11:03 PM In reply to: Upgrade will boost performance by how much??? by satish_997Not much if thats all you use it for (NR)
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