Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!brianc
From: brianc@cognos.uucp (Brian Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 20 Meg versus 40 Meg
Message-ID: <2276@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 88 16:50:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: cognos.2276
Posted: Fri Feb 12 11:50:37 1988
References: <950@its63b.ed.ac.uk>
Reply-To: brianc@cognos.UUCP (Brian Campbell)
Organization: Cognos Incorporated, Ottawa, Canada
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In article <950@its63b.ed.ac.uk> dougie@its63b.ed.ac.uk (Dougie Nisbet) writes:
> We are intending buying a PC clone with 40 Megabytes of disk space.
> Is it more sensible to buy 2 X 20 Meg, or 1 X 40 Meg drives? I have
> heard rumours that the 2X20's run faster than 1X40. Does anyone know if
> this is in fact the case? Any other reasons for/against would also be
> appreciated.

Having two drives does have its advantages.  Any programs (or data)
that doesn't change, shrink or grow, can remain on one drive, while
everything else remains on the other.  This affects program startup
time mostly, but can also improve performance on programs which access
files on the drive which doesn't get fragmented.

If you're in a multi-tasking or multi-user environment, having two
independent controllers may also be an asset (perhaps even if you're
not?).
-- 
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