On Monday, April 22, 2002, at 10:28 PM, JustinLee wrote: > Would the machine run faster off of a 7200 rpm ATA-100 firewire drive > (than > when booted off of the internal 4200 RPM drive). I would think it > would. > Has anyone done this? Is there a significant difference?
Not appreciably. If you do work that requires heavy disk access, you'll probably notice a difference..... but chances are, if you've been working fine on a 4200RPM drive, you aren't doing much of this kind of work (Final Cut Pro, -serious- photoshopping, etc). The MacOS doesn't hit the hard drive very hard unless you've got Virtual Memory cranked up to some obscenely high value, so a faster drive doesn't benefit MacOS itself very much. Graphics professionals who use computers with slower RPM drives internal usually use faster external drives, but don't boot off of them..... they set these drives as their scratch disks. This is how a faster drive benefits them most. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
