is it ok ?

leon_the_pro

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hi, i have a seagate 80gb 7200rpm . i feel its a bit slow.. i used nero to test the drives speed for c,d,and e
and it shows 15mb,16mband 18mb respectively .is this ok for a 7200rpm hhd.
 

sturm

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The speeds can be affected alot by how much the drive is fragmented. if you are running on an ata66 it will be slower than on an ata100 or ata133.
Speed will also depend on where the drive is reading from. It will also read faster on the outside of the disk than on the inside.