Beginners Guides: Installing RAID on Desktop PCs

Zardon · Mar 9, 2004, 08:48 AM

"It's an unfortunate fact that hard disk drives are rather slow at storing and retrieving data. Sure they are faster than CDs, linear backup tapes and other removable media, but compared to actual computer memory, they lag behind massively. The mechanical nature of hard disk technology will always hold it back when compared to a purely electronic storage devices such as a stick of RAM. The thing is, our reliance on hard drives has if anything increased over the years, while the technology they are based on has changed little. "

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Mar 9, 2004, 08:48 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Beginners Guides: Installing RAID on Desktop PCs "It's an unfortunate fact that hard disk drives are rather slow at storing and retrieving data. Sure they are faster than CDs, linear backup tapes and other removable media, but compared to actual computer memory, they lag behind massively. The mechanical nature of hard disk technology will always hold it back when compared to a purely electronic storage devices such as a stick of RAM. The thing is, our reliance on hard drives has if anything increased over the years, while the technology they are based on has changed little. " PC STATS