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but this bit probably sums it up
Ok, so just to clarify, my prior para was aimed at "non" modern systems;
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So .. HDD at 100Mb/sec with 5ms seek time vs USB flash at 35Mb/sec with 0.2ms seek time, who boots faster? I guess it depends on the particular install, desktop environment etc etc .. but for a desktop, I'd probably lean towards the USB - although I'm not sure there would be that much in it.
i.e. for older systems, there may not be that much in it and if anything, the US...
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but this bit probably sums it up
Ok, so just to clarify, my prior para was aimed at "non" modern systems;
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So .. HDD at 100Mb/sec with 5ms seek time vs USB flash at 35Mb/sec with 0.2ms seek time, who boots faster? I guess it depends on the particular install, desktop environment etc etc .. but for a desktop, I'd probably lean towards the USB - although I'm not sure there would be that much in it.
i.e. for older systems, there may not be that much in it and if anything, the US...
