| From: | Curt Sampson <cjs(at)cynic(dot)net> |
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| To: | Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh(at)pop(dot)jaring(dot)my> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Row Limit on tables |
| Date: | 2002-06-01 10:02:31 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.NEB.4.43.0206011902050.5683-100000@angelic.cynic.net |
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On Sat, 1 Jun 2002, Lincoln Yeoh wrote:
> The smaller HDDs are about the same speed as the big ones of the same model
> range- the bigger ones just have more platters.
Used to be the case. It's not so often so any more.
> But the bigger ones allow you to throw away slower space. By using just the
> faster portions (the outer edges) you can reduce seek time by a few
> milliseconds, and keep throughput in the higher bands.
Right. That still works!
cjs
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