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From: kc@hprnd.HP.COM (Kurt Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: Hard drive speeds
Message-ID: <3170009@hprnd.HP.COM>
Date: 31 Aug 89 21:20:11 GMT
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> As seek times approach rotational latency the speed
> with which the data may be accessed will be dominated by rotational
> latency and controller behavior, not by seek times. 

Disk manufacturers have come up with solutions to this exact problem.  Some HP
drives now spin at 4000 RPM, while Hitachi and Imprimis have drives which rev
up to 4800 and 5400 RPM, respectively!

Kurt.