cache size would not make much of difference unless your system requires high number of i/o operations on many tiny files; the difference was only marginal
based on my previous experience on raptor 150gb 8mb cache raid & 150gb 16mb cache version, practically, there was no difference.
for large volume, i would like to have drives with low power & low noise. having multiple drives running 24/7 will make considerably impact on your electric bill especially during summer when you need to use a/c.
for this, i would choose samsung although 5 year warranty of seagate is also tempting, but 7200.8 series drives still keep me from buying anything from seagate
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shimman @ Jun 19th 2007 1:35PM
cache size would not make much of difference unless your system requires high number of i/o operations on many tiny files; the difference was only marginal
based on my previous experience on raptor 150gb 8mb cache raid & 150gb 16mb cache version, practically, there was no difference.
for large volume, i would like to have drives with low power & low noise. having multiple drives running 24/7 will make considerably impact on your electric bill especially during summer when you need to use a/c.
for this, i would choose samsung although 5 year warranty of seagate is also tempting, but 7200.8 series drives still keep me from buying anything from seagate