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Old 03-12-2008, 7:50 PM   #6
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Re: New PC spec - opinions wanted

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Originally Posted by xxtokerxx View Post
Also Craig, just want to point out that larger drives are actually faster in the same spec, ie an 160GB 16Mb 7200 will not be as fast as a 750GB 16Mb 7200 - as the data is located closer on the disc the spindle takes less time to read right.

And Solid state has not yet been proven to provide much, if any benefit for performance in the desktop enviroment.
Obviously I'm talking about a velocirapter or something similar. No point going all out with gfx and CPU only to have your hard drive holding you back.

Also look up some reviews of the Intel x25-m and tell me they "don't provide much"
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