Adding the WD 6400AAKS

[note235]

I currently have a Maxtor 7200.10 320GB HD
and am planning on buying a WD 6400AAKS HDD.
Which should i use as the main drive (which will perform faster?)

 

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Not knowing much about the Maxtor 7200.10 320GB (which i surmise to be similar to Seagate 7200.10s since Maxtor is a subsidiary of Seagate), I would estimate that the WD 640GB would be faster, as many benchmarks point them out to be supremely fast due to their two-platter design.

The Maxtor may very well be a single 320GB platter inside as well, which would make the performance equally comparable in theory, as the platters in the 640GB (2 x 320GB) would have about the same areal density as the 320GB. Whether or not the two-platter design is somewhat slower because of mechanical design, I have no clue, unfortunately.

 

[nitrobass24]

The WD is going to much faster, if my memory serves me correctly the maxtor uses a two 160gb platters. The WD use two 320gb platters the higher data density will result in higher throughput. WD drives are also usually better than Maxtor

 

[note235]

Should I make the WD as primary?
Thanks.

 

[iBP_James]

It's best to make the fastest hard disk as the OS drive for the best "zippiness" with loading applications and other hard disk I/O related applications (such as booting) in your OS.