On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Richard Gerome <onecoolka...@earthlink.net>wrote:
> > How would the 250g 5400rpm HD be faster then a 40g 7200rpm HD??? The > space size being bigger??? I've been told going from 5400 to 7200 would > increase the performance speed... > > > Because the data density is higher. For every inch the head travels on the 250g drive, it has the potential to pick up to six times more data as the same inch on the 40g drive. Plus the 250g almost certainly has a larger on-board cache, and probably higher seek times as well. Eric -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
