>2 x 120Gb Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 ATA-133 (7200rpm,2MB) >I always pay the few extra quid and get the 8Mb cache drives ... don't know >why, I doubt that much I do is actually affected by the extra cache, but it >makes me feel better!
I would normally agree - except recent, personal experience has shown these drives have a high failure rate. Do a google and you'll see this is backed up by several people.
I have been advised to get Samsung SpinPoint drives as they are low heat output and quiet.
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Re: 2Mb cache? - ABORT ABORT ABORT
Date: 2004-09-01 01:46 am (UTC)>I always pay the few extra quid and get the 8Mb cache drives ... don't know >why, I doubt that much I do is actually affected by the extra cache, but it >makes me feel better!
I would normally agree - except recent, personal experience has shown these drives have a high failure rate. Do a google and you'll see this is backed up by several people.
I have been advised to get Samsung SpinPoint drives as they are low heat output and quiet.