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    buying a new HDD, 8mb cache VS 16mb Cache

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by brainer, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hello guys, i'm thinking of buying a new HDD on 7200RPM but i got confused about if i should get it with 8mb Cache or 16mb Cache, and if there is any performance difference between those 2.
     
    brainer, Feb 2, 2008
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  2. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    You need to compare the HDD's not just cache, which ones are you looking at.
     
    powerpack, Feb 2, 2008
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  3. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Get the Hitachi or the 16MB Seagate. I'd say Hitachi :).
     
    Fade To Black, Feb 2, 2008
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Get the Hitachi 7K200 series harddrives, they are much better than seagetes 7200 rpm drive. The crown for laptop harddrive speed is between the Hitachi 7K200 and Samsung's 320Gb 5400rpm drive.
    Both are about the same speed, the only difference is the Hitachi has a faster seek time.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Feb 2, 2008
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  5. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    16mb vs 8mb cache performance isn't a noticable differential. For an average user, More storage > more cache. Nothing is slower than running out of space.

    Edit, if performance is an issue. Raid 0 > all.
     
    surfasb, Feb 2, 2008
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  6. brainer

    brainer Notebook Virtuoso

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    well i'm looking for an external HDD for my m9750, i already have one and its full, its @7200RPM, and 8mb Cache, but i want something that performs better thAN this one
     
    brainer, Feb 3, 2008
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  7. channelv

    channelv Notebook Evangelist

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    What connection are you hooking up your external drive with? If you're using USB or firewire, then a bigger cache won't really help much. If using eSATA, then it may.
     
    channelv, Feb 4, 2008
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