on 14/01/03 22:16, Nick at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Laurent, I had a stock 12 Gig 4200 rpm Toshiba in my Pismo 500. Before > moving to Jaguar I replaced it with a 40 Gig 5400 rpm 16 meg cache Toshiba, > the difference in speed when I boot in 9.2.2 is just amazing, HUUUUGE > difference, and 10.2.3 seems as fast as in G4 Titaniums (at least the first > edition). > > on 1/14/03 2:02 PM, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > >> Now that my interest has been sparkled, I'm wondering if anybody could >> confirm noticing an appreciable increase in performance going from a 4200 to >> a 5400rpm drive. I just checked my 20 GB and, sure enough, it's a 4200rpm. I >> don't have any speed complain in OS X (sure, it could always be faster), but >> if the difference is substantial, if you can feel it, then I'd like to know. >>
Well, it seems I will wait then to get a 5400rpm since the speed increase seems to be appreciable based on all the comments I got so far. So, after seeing a speed increase when I went to Jaguar from previous OS X versions, I should be experiencing another speed increase whenever I replace that drive. The only problem, kinda, is that those 5400rpm drives tend to be on the expensive side! Nick, you're talking about a Toshiba. I guess you like it so far. How long have you been using it? Care to give more details about it, like the model number, etc.? Thanks in advance! -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] bug-compatible adj.: [common] Said of a design or revision that has been badly compromised by a requirement to be compatible with fossils or misfeatures in other programs or (esp.) previous releases of itself. "MS-DOS 2.0 used \ as apath separator to be bug-compatible with some cretin's choice of / as an option character in 1.0." -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
