I'm trying to figure out what drive to buy, and I've realized, after some research, that I may be using "Storage" in a different way than everyone else--at least when it comes to evaluating what drive to buy.
So, the first question--the poll--is, how do you define "storage" when it comes to hard drives?
I have an OS drive (C: ) for boot and running apps, then a "storage" drive(s) (D: ) in RAID 1 for my working files. This is where I'm wondering if I'm defining storage differently than others.
When I'm running an application, it's loading from the C: drive--say Adobe Illustrator. When I'm saving a file, I'm saving it to my RAID storage setup--my D: drive. Sometimes these files are large, so I'm interested in speed, but to what point?
I store everything on my D: drive--word documents, bills, excel spreadsheets, pics, music, videos, artwork files (Illustrator and Photoshop), custom development files (web, desktop, mobile), eBooks, etc. Everything!
My next question--will 5400 vs. 7200 vs. IntelliSeek (WD Caviar Green drive) make much or any bit of a difference for me, considering the way I use the storage drive?
My RAID 1 configuration has been very disappointing, because it has bogged down my system in various ways. I'll spare the details (that's in another thread). So, I'm going to move away from that, and I'm guessing just about anything would be faster, but right now I have a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s.
What would you recommend?
So, the first question--the poll--is, how do you define "storage" when it comes to hard drives?
I have an OS drive (C: ) for boot and running apps, then a "storage" drive(s) (D: ) in RAID 1 for my working files. This is where I'm wondering if I'm defining storage differently than others.
When I'm running an application, it's loading from the C: drive--say Adobe Illustrator. When I'm saving a file, I'm saving it to my RAID storage setup--my D: drive. Sometimes these files are large, so I'm interested in speed, but to what point?
I store everything on my D: drive--word documents, bills, excel spreadsheets, pics, music, videos, artwork files (Illustrator and Photoshop), custom development files (web, desktop, mobile), eBooks, etc. Everything!
My next question--will 5400 vs. 7200 vs. IntelliSeek (WD Caviar Green drive) make much or any bit of a difference for me, considering the way I use the storage drive?
My RAID 1 configuration has been very disappointing, because it has bogged down my system in various ways. I'll spare the details (that's in another thread). So, I'm going to move away from that, and I'm guessing just about anything would be faster, but right now I have a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s.
What would you recommend?