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GiDDY_SOUL   09-24-2008 at 11:40:31 PM

I am going to get a new HDD. And I have 2 options:

1. Samsung 320GB single platter HDD
2. Samsung 320GB dual platter HDD

Which one is faster and which 1 should i get? & Do give a gud reason!


Thanks In advance

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ilovebarny   09-25-2008 at 12:02:53 AM
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which one has faster seek times? if you are looking on newegg they usually post what the seek times are. obviously the shorter the better.

ps. and why do you only have those two options? they are the only ones in your budget?

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Conumdrum   09-25-2008 at 12:07:48 AM
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Don't worry whats inside. Look at seek times and throuput, cache etc.

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GiDDY_SOUL   09-25-2008 at 12:13:48 AM
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There r only 2 brands widely available here samsung and hitachi.. and I cant afford more.

The single platter disk will have lower seek times I guess, but the dual platter one will have transfer rate. Overall which is better?

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ilovebarny   09-25-2008 at 01:19:18 AM
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well im guessing but if you are doing raid i would think the transfer rate would be more important. if you are only doing one harddrive i would say the lower seek times would be better.

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cjl   09-25-2008 at 06:15:24 AM
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For a given capacity, the fewer platters a drive has, the more densely the data is stored, and as a result, the sequential transfer rates will be significantly higher. Go for the single.

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bobbknight   10-06-2008 at 01:56:09 PM
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Ditto go for the single platter drive.

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