Dolby
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Hi,
I installed my new WD 1TB drive yesterday and just wanted to comment on two points I'd asked about previously :
Noise : A 1TB HDD is actually slightly more noisy than a 500GB. I'd previously read a larger HDD does generate more noise and heat - but it seemed to be debatable.
Cache : I've also read somewhere that there is a plateu on the HDD cache size. Apparantly the difference between 8MB and 16MB is relativly large, but thereafter it tapers off and the difference is minor. However, this WD has a 32MB cache and is much quicker than the Seategate 500GB previously!
From now on, I think I'll pay more attention to HDD cache
I installed my new WD 1TB drive yesterday and just wanted to comment on two points I'd asked about previously :
Noise : A 1TB HDD is actually slightly more noisy than a 500GB. I'd previously read a larger HDD does generate more noise and heat - but it seemed to be debatable.
Cache : I've also read somewhere that there is a plateu on the HDD cache size. Apparantly the difference between 8MB and 16MB is relativly large, but thereafter it tapers off and the difference is minor. However, this WD has a 32MB cache and is much quicker than the Seategate 500GB previously!
From now on, I think I'll pay more attention to HDD cache
