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From: susan@unicom.UUCP (Susan Price)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Hard disk speed, any correlation to capacity?
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Date: 17 Jan 90 06:27:15 GMT
Reply-To: susan@unicom.UUCP (Susan Price)
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	For a long time I've been under the
impression that there was a correlation between hard disk
speed and capacity - i.e. the greater the capacity the faster
the hard disk.  Specifically, I'm using a PS/2 Model 70 with
IBM's standard 60 Meg drive, and I think that moving to a 120
Meg drive would result in faster compiles, etc.  Is this true?
(speaking about IBM equipment, everything else being equal)  Does
anyone have a feel for the % improvement (10, 20, 30?).  Ballpark
estimates would be helpful as well as references to published
benchmarks.  Since I work for a "Blue" shop I'm mainly interested
in IBM-supplied drives.  Thanks in advance.

		Susan Price-Smith