> > Are these real HD's? If so and you use it as VRAM, like I am the flash > > memory, it won't even come close speedwise. With the flash memory as VRAM, I > > can hardly tell the difference between it and real system RAM, whereas, > > using the HD for VRAM, things are _really_ slow, because of the difference > > in lookup times.
> I suspect the drive in your PB is old, slow, and massively fragmented. > > IBM advertises these things as being faster than flash cards...it's got > a sustained I/O of over 4MB/sec. Yes, but what is the seek time? That may be more relevant. -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MOVIE IDEA: Ferris Bueller's E-mail Signature ------------------------------ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | 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> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com