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From: lad@eplrx7.UUCP (lad)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: DiskTimer II results for verious disks wanted.
Message-ID: <16@eplrx7.UUCP>
Date: 24 Oct 88 12:11:32 GMT
References: <910@taux01.UUCP>
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From article <910@taux01.UUCP>, by cyosta@taux01.UUCP (Yossie Silverman):
> I am trying to find out how fast my HD is compared to others.  Anyway, it is
> about time for another disk speed survey.  Send the three numbers that
> DiskTimer II provides to me and I will summerize to the net in a week or
> two.  Send the following information:

If you're looking to compare the performance of SCSI disks Disktimer is NOT the way to
do it.  Disktimer is not a benchmark,  it favors disks with a 1:1 interleave and it's
results do not reflect real-world disk performance.  Supermac based their whole
marketing scheme around Disktimer,  saying their disks were faster because Disktimer
said so.

If you want to fairly evaluate SCSI disk performance use SCSI Evaluator.  It dosen't
play favorites and you can trust the data it comes up with, to a point.  


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