[KLUG Hardware] Re: New hard drives? -- compare on a per-_model_ basis ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

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On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 11:04, Bruce Smith wrote:
> How can you tell how many platters are in a hard drive?
> I assume that one should not open the drive to look?  ;->

Doesn't _anyone_ read specification sheets anymore???  Every vendor has
a spec sheet for every model.

Furthermore, some vendors put the number right in the model number.=20
E.g., The very last digit in a Maxtor drive model is the number of heads
(heads / 2 =3D platters).

Lastly, you _should_ be reading reviews of disks, and those reviews
_should_ mention what the "flagship" model is (i.e. the maximum number
of platters), as well as others.

More platters means more heat, less tolerance.  Ironically enough, more
platters (and heads) don't necessarily mean better performance.

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