explanation of hard drive specs

nfarzan · 05-27-2003, 02:24 PM

Im looking at drives on pricewatch (120gb) and I have no idea what is good. I know that i should get 7200RPM...but what is a good buffer size? Is ATA133 the fastest out right now? Thanks

GraingerGuy · 05-27-2003, 02:33 PM

8mb buffer is the best you can get at the moment.

ATA133 is the fastest now...but it's just a few numbers. HDDs don't even really saturate ATA100. So, if you see a good deal on the Western Digital w/ 8mb cache, don't be scared off by the ATA100 spec.

05-27-2003, 02:24 PM	#1
nfarzan Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 323	explanation of hard drive specs Im looking at drives on pricewatch (120gb) and I have no idea what is good. I know that i should get 7200RPM...but what is a good buffer size? Is ATA133 the fastest out right now? Thanks __________________ "I can't explain, you would not understand. This is not how I am. I have become comfortably numb" -Roger Waters

05-27-2003, 02:33 PM	#2
GraingerGuy Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Working....and working...and working some more Posts: 3,573	8mb buffer is the best you can get at the moment. ATA133 is the fastest now...but it's just a few numbers. HDDs don't even really saturate ATA100. So, if you see a good deal on the Western Digital w/ 8mb cache, don't be scared off by the ATA100 spec. __________________ potato gun + marshmallow gun = FLAMING MARSHMALLOWS OF DOOM!!!!! -Welfareloser 4/13/05 Time to switch to AMD now I guess... (just kidding... ) -Darkfury 5/23/05 I don't think this'll stop anything though - the better you idiot-proof a system, the more impressive the idiot becomes. -ShawnLee 5/30/08

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