So I've been talking about it for a while, but I finally plunked down the cash today. I decided to have some fun, though, and instead of getting the 60gb Hitachi drive that everyone seems to get, I got the Toshiba 50gb drive instead. This one has 16mb cache though instead of the 8mb that the Hitachi drive has.
What are the best benchmarks I can run before and after to see if upgrading an old G3 iBook's 4200 drive to a fast 7200 rpm makes a big impact on overall performance. Just let me know and I'll run it. I need a speed bump to keep me content until the G5 PBs come from Apple. Also, I took a chance with this drive because there isn't too much documentation on it, but I really wish there were a comparison between the two 7200 rpm drives out there.
Also, what's the best way to copy all of this data onto the new drive? If I get an external enclosure, is there some kind of software??
-Kevin
What are the best benchmarks I can run before and after to see if upgrading an old G3 iBook's 4200 drive to a fast 7200 rpm makes a big impact on overall performance. Just let me know and I'll run it. I need a speed bump to keep me content until the G5 PBs come from Apple. Also, I took a chance with this drive because there isn't too much documentation on it, but I really wish there were a comparison between the two 7200 rpm drives out there.
Also, what's the best way to copy all of this data onto the new drive? If I get an external enclosure, is there some kind of software??
-Kevin
