Storage Effect

Here’s a comparison of the new 1 TB drives for the Mac world from Barefeats.  Over 100MB/sec for sequential reads and writes!  I’m happy to see such strong performance from a Seagate drive.  It hasn’t always been our strength. 

Take a close look at the Barracuda 11 at any capacity vs. a WD Raptor.  The Raptor spins at 10K, but net system performance differences to the newest 7200 rpm drives may be in the noise at a system level, especially given the price difference.