36 gig raptor v conventional drive... :(

[locutus12]

im not noticing too much of a difference with this raptor i have to say...

according to bench tests my seagate 200 gig has an avg write of 55mbs whilst the raptor has just over 60mbs, thats only about 10% faster not much considering how expensive they are compaired to a conventional drive...

am i supposed to do something special with it ??

 

[locutus12]

8mb cache or 16mb ?

8mb cache = really old design, so isnt much better than a 7200rpm drive, though supposedly better, i didnt reckon much to my 8mb 74gb model

so i just spent £37 for 36 gig when i should have just got an SATA 2 160 gig for £40 ???