Originally posted by: toreses
I wonder how much faster for a 32m cache hdd compare to a 16m cache hdd.
is the difference huge? or just very tiny?
Originally posted by: degibson
The disk-side cache is almost irrelevant these days because OS-side caches are much larger and much faster. Typically, the OS will use uncommitted RAM as a file system cache, and uncommitted RAM can be quite large (I have 1.83 GB uncommitted right now).
It's possible (but unlikely) on their 1tb drive in the near future, but really IMO it won't happen until their next generation in a year or so. The 320gb platters just came out and they're using 16mb, so I figure that's their standard for now.Originally posted by: hclarkjr
i am just waiting for western digital to release a 32MB cache drive then i will buy one and see for myself if there is difference. anybody know when WD will be releasing one?