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Does hard drive buffer size matter?

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Mar 15, 202691603 views
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These HDDs will be used mostly for backups and data-storage (pictures, movies) which aren't often read. The price difference is 1.5 Euros in the case of these two: HDD Western Digital Caviar Green Power 500GB, 7200rpm, 32MB, SATA2 HDD Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB, 7200rpm, 16MB, SATA2 The only…

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http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/perf/perf/spec/otherCache-c.html As memory prices have fallen into the "dirt cheap" range, drive manufacturers have realized that they can increase the size of their buffers at very little cost. Certainly nothing is lo…

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