[Pc_Support] Re: Fastest Hard Drive Access for Large (Video) Files

[David Simmons]

On Tue, 2005-08-02 at 08:10 -0500, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Can you guys posts some links/reference info on this?  Not that I
> question it, I just haven't seen it.

googling and reading sites like Anandtech had alot of the info I was
looking for...basically 300 MB/sec bursts

> > 3).  Any comments on the WD Raptor?
> 
> Hitachi 10,000rpm Ultra320 SCSI "enterprise" drive gone SATA.  Lower
> platter density, but much faster seek.  If you're drive light is
> constantly on and you hear the drive seeking way too much, definitely
> this your baby!

Ok...so given that my motherboard already has a SATA connection...and
(hopefully) it's on some kinda 'dedicated' or internal bus...then this
seems to be the best cost/performance contender? (thanks Damien / Bryan)

dave