I've had this idea for a long time. I've never heard anything about it tho... I'm sure it is technically possible, but I'm not sure if it is economically feasible. But then of course, a Radeon 9700 pro is no where near to be economic...
But anyway, here's my idea: A drive with 2 independent heads, one of them accessing the one side of a platter while the other the other side. Basically, a RAID 0 array in a single drive.
If done correctly, this should yield close to twice the performence. Downside is of course the resulted additional cost and possibly lower reliability, but hell, for performence's sake, someone outta make a drive like this...
So, is this idea feasible? Any other pro and contra that I haven't touched? Replies are, of course, highly welcome...
But anyway, here's my idea: A drive with 2 independent heads, one of them accessing the one side of a platter while the other the other side. Basically, a RAID 0 array in a single drive.
If done correctly, this should yield close to twice the performence. Downside is of course the resulted additional cost and possibly lower reliability, but hell, for performence's sake, someone outta make a drive like this...
So, is this idea feasible? Any other pro and contra that I haven't touched? Replies are, of course, highly welcome...