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Disks: why size means performance

Big=fast Most people keep less than 80 GB of data, including the operating system and their applications, on their hard drive. So why should they buy a 500 MB, 1 or even 2 TB hard drive? One simple reason: speed. That big hard drive will give you this ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: RPM, Inc.,  Seagate Technology,  Robin Harris

A 4 SSD array: Apricorn pt 2

In part I of this review I measured the bandwidth of a hard drive version of the Apricorn hard card. That’s a PCI express card with 4 2.5″ hard drives mounted on it. But a good solid state drive (SSD) is faster than a disk - so how fast is the Apricorn ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  Seagate Technology,  Robin Harris

A visit to Microsoft's first store

That’s how you know this isn’t your father’s Microsoft. It’s way different — it is sleek, colorful, stylish, modern — just like an Apple store. Leaving the high desert mountains behind for a day I went Scottsdale’s Fashion Square mall, ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Sony,  Wal-Mart,  Best Buy

Long-term Mozy for Mac review

I work online and live in a small town 30 miles of 2 lane road from Flagstaff, AZ. I don’t have a lot of options when my infrastructure FUBARs. Redundancy keeps me up and running. A key piece is 3 backup systems: Hourly Time Machine backups of changed ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Intel,  Robin Harris

Mac ZFS is dead: RIP.

PC file system progress stalled this week with the news on MacOSforge that Apple’s ZFS project is dead. ZFS Project Shutdown 2009-10-23 The ZFS project has been discontinued. The mailing list and repository will also be removed shortly. ZFS, developed ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Oracle,  Microsoft Corporation,  Steve Jobs

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

Want a faster Internet? Then the FCC’s new net neutrality focus is good news for you. Because net neutrality - another name for common carrier - means a faster Internet for all. This discussion focuses on your local Internet service provider, be it ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  Federal Communications Commission,  AT&T Inc.,  Google Inc.,  Robin Harris

DRAM errors in embedded systems

At any time DRAM errors can affect your data - without any indication that DRAM errors are responsible. Let me count the ways DRAM is the fast and handy “scratch pad” memory embedded systems rely on to buffer data in process. Here are some common uses: ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Robin Harris

Optical storage: RIP

Too bad it will never be a commercial success. Optical is at the end of the line. Why do formats die? When their reliability, capacity, performance, density and cost aren’t competitive. Which is where optical is now - even 320 GB optical. You probably ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  12 Oct 2009

What does 6 Gbit SATA mean to you?

Seagate announced hot new disk today: a 6 Gbit SATA interface; 64 MB of cache; and 2 TB of capacity. Time to replace your old disk drives? No rush Each of these features is a good thing. But only the capacity is usable today. The faster SATA interface ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  21 Sep 2009

Related Topics: RPM, Inc.,  Robin Harris

Terabit 3-D chips will keep the flash party rolling

Higher flash bit density and lower cost is the major driver of flash’s success in the last five years. But many in the industry, including SanDisk CEO Eli Harari, have predicted that flash will hit a wall: 3 or 4 generations of process shrink before ...

From ROBIN HARRIS, ZDNet,  17 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Toshiba,  Robin Harris

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