Whats the read/write speeds Created 13 years ago2011-01-23 19:20:26 UTC by Unbreakable

Whats the read/write speeds of a common/general Hardrive!?

Trying to find it, but I'm getting only rpm speeds

You can't find it because it varies hugely.

The notion of "common" is hard to pinpoint, as common could mean a laptop, general use desktop, etc, or someone's, say, Velociraptor HDD.

If you're still trying to justify buying an SSD, I'd say just do it. They're fun.

haha no I just purchased a ocz revo 50Gb, read speeds 530/mbs and write are 450/mbs

So when ever I say this to someone not knowledgable I want to say that a general hard drive is only about 40-50mbyte/sec etc, so that they understand how fast it actually is.

Pulled this from another forum;

"The typical transfer rates for an IDE or SATA drive are in the 40-50mbyte/sec range"

But this seems a bit low

It is low.

My seagate baracuda can pull at least 150 mb/s read. I forget write.
And that's at least 4 years old.

Nice drive you got there.

Oh ok, cool, so 200/mbs is a fair estimate then.

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Oh it's PCI-E. No wonder it's so god damn fast.

It's gonna be a beast.

Whoooooooaaa! 200MB/s is very fast!

Normal speed is around (50 - 100)MB/s
ATA drive is at 25 - 50
SATA2 80 - 150
High speed HDD SATA2 150 - 250

dont forget u need at least 7200rpm

SSDs have no rotating parts, ninja.

they also make hybrid hdds now too. part ssd part hdd

Not to confuse any one, an Hybrid HDD has an SSD or a RAM chip to increase buffering. Which means faster read speeds and stuff. Data is still stored on the rotating discs.

10k RPM ftw

I've been thinking about buying a Velociraptor for my program installs. I'm still not sure if I should or not. My Seagate is pretty fast as it is.

SSD are known for their low life time, they die after 2 - 3 years. Not sure why, never did check, but thats what every one keeps telling me.

Raptor HDDs are pretty fast, but they heat a lot. If i would chose, i would take an HHDD any day, since now they are much more stable and faster.

Raptor has 250r speed max and around 150w speed max. But you get more space, and it costs way less than an SSD with same stuff.

I already have an SSD. That's not the issue. I'm debating on whether or not I want to spend another 100 dollars for shits and giggles.

If you have a spare 100$ than why not, lol.

You could get sound speakers or something, i dunno.

Also:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136555&cm_re=WD6000HLHX-_-22-136-555-_-Product

Yeah fuck that.

I'll just buy the Logitech 5.1 surround I've wanted for awhile now. That's a good way to drop $350

I was thinking of getting Altec Lansing FX5051E speakers for 190e (around 240$). Ive heard they are very good.

You should always check speaker characteristics before buying, and also consult with some one who had them. Some speakers start to emit a noise after some time of usage and its very annoying. Also, good speakers need to have a killer bass, right? xD

They die early because each sector can only be written to a certain amount of times, because it's all electronic.