I checked the specs, and you are right, they are about the same. The big
difference in the specs is going from 8MB cache to 32MB. That probably
helps a lot with my type of use.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Thanks for All of the Hard Drive Replacement Advice
> Higher data density and the same rotation speed means faster data
> transfer. But rotational and seek delays are likely about the same.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 6/16/2011 10:26 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Using the system this morning, it appears to me that things work faster
>> with
>> the new drive. I'm not sure how to measure this, and, I guess that all
>> of
>> that free space could help a lot.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:17 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Thanks for All of the Hard Drive Replacement Advice
>>
>>
>>> That's true but the original 80GB drive won't exactly be up to date 6
>>> months from now.
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>> On 6/16/2011 10:08 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> Thanks, Chuck. I will see how this one works out. I have the original
>>>> Maxtor 80GB in storage, so I can clone another if necessary.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:14 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Thanks for All of the Hard Drive Replacement Advice
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> A reminder that my last Seagate drive purchase failed (softly**) in
>>>>> about 6 months. That's not meant to be an indictment of Seagate, only
>>>>> that the three years or longer life I've come to expect from drives
>>>>> doesn't always happen.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd suggest you immediately purchase another 500GB drive to be cloned
>>>>> periodically and held in reserve. Cloning the boot drive requires a
>>>>> target drive at least as large as the drive to be cloned.
>>>>>
>>>>> ** The drive's SMART system reports that it's error rate has been
>>>>> exceeding specs lately and that it may very well fail in the future.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/15/2011 10:54 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>>> I would like to thank all of those on the LUG and the Olympus List
>>>>>> who offered me guidance and advice on replacing my 6-yr-old C-Drive.
>>>>>> I would especially like to acknowledge the help of Chuck Norcutt and
>>>>>> Frank Filippone with critical information and insight from past
>>>>>> experience with this chore.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My old Maxtor 80GB drive is now stored as insurance against a future
>>>>>> failure, and it has been replaced by a brand new 500GB Seagate drive
>>>>>> as a cloned replacement.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Everything seems to be working correctly, but I am watching for any
>>>>>> surprises.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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