> From: billycarm...@verizon.net
> Currently have good success with a 1TB Seagate SATA and a Firmtek
> Seritek 1S2 SATA Controller on my Digital Audio Dual 533 OS X 10.5.8.
>
> Anyone have experience with the so-called energy efficient "LP" Seagate?
> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/ST32000542AS/
>
> Its 2TBs but shows as a 5900rpm drive. My other SATAs are 7200rpm.
>
> Since the SATA drives are so fast, would I notice the drop in
> rotational speed using for video capture work on my Quicksilver 2002
> Dual 1GHz under OS X 10.5.8? I feel yes, but wonder if anyone has used
> it.
>
> Trying to justify putting another $200 (SATA controller + 2TB HD) or
> so in my QS ...
>
> Thanks
Probably not as it has a 32mb cache despite the difference in RPMs.
At a rough guess I'd say a SATA 7200RPM drive with a 16mb cache would perform
much the same as this drive with the 32mb cache ( depending on what you have in
there already )
I'd look at drive benchmark tests at one of the PC sites but the best results
as we know are in real world applications.
http://www.barefeats.com/ usually has some good drive comparisons but this may
be too new for them to have performed any benchmarks yet.
Stewie
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