Mar 28, 2004 #1 C CoRPS [H]ard|Gawd Joined Feb 19, 2004 Messages 1,389 What's the Buffer do? Higher is better right? What's a good buffer speed? I need a 40GB HDD for a good price, what should I look for?
What's the Buffer do? Higher is better right? What's a good buffer speed? I need a 40GB HDD for a good price, what should I look for?
Mar 28, 2004 #2 J jamestime88 [H]ard|Gawd Joined Dec 10, 2003 Messages 1,209 the buffer is not a speed. it is the size (in MB) of the cache for the hard drive. it comes in either 2mb or 8mb generally. 8 is better. and its pointless to buy a 40gb hard drive now, you can get an 80 gig for a couple extra dollars.
the buffer is not a speed. it is the size (in MB) of the cache for the hard drive. it comes in either 2mb or 8mb generally. 8 is better. and its pointless to buy a 40gb hard drive now, you can get an 80 gig for a couple extra dollars.
Mar 28, 2004 #3 I Ice Czar Guest Originally posted by jamestime88 pointless Click to expand... unless your replacing a drive in a RAID array for instance The role of cache in the PC (System Cache) Hard Drive Cache HDD cache comparision
Originally posted by jamestime88 pointless Click to expand... unless your replacing a drive in a RAID array for instance The role of cache in the PC (System Cache) Hard Drive Cache HDD cache comparision
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