Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:25:53 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org> To: Daniel O'Callaghan <danny@clari.net.au> Cc: small@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compact Flash vs ATA Disks Message-ID: <3D05A601.CBDED54B@pantherdragon.org> References: <20020611115116.C65308-100000@neon.clari.net.au>
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Daniel O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > > > are slient, easier to swap out than a hard disk, are ATAPI compatible, > > and are available in sizes up to 1GB. They're also slow, though > > throughput is a minor issue when only used to boot from. A 256MB CF > > Is this "slow" relative to a HDD? Or "slow" relative to DRAM? he fastest I've seen personally is ~3.3MB/sec, and I've seen tests report speeds over 4MB/sec. The host, reader, and make/model of CF media all affect throughput. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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