whoisit 0 Posted April 8, 2002 Does have a larger hard drive cache buffer (8MB instead of 2MB) make a difference under XP? Share this post Link to post
Deviant 0 Posted April 8, 2002 Yes,It does - the gain in performance is amazing ! Check this out http://www.ntcompatible.com/article.php?sid=9116 This WD drive with 8MB is smokin' D. Share this post Link to post
whoisit 0 Posted April 8, 2002 Thanks for the reply. BTW, if you go to Western Digital's web site then you would see that they also offer the 120GB EIDE hard drive with 8MB buffer at $299, but it is sold out right now. I thought WD is working on hard drives with 12MB buffer right now, can anyone confirm this? Share this post Link to post
sapiens74 0 Posted April 8, 2002 I got the 120 for 197 bucks at mwave.com Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted April 9, 2002 Haven't heard anything about it, but I don't look for those kinda things. If it shows up on a major site, I'll know, but other than that I don't. 12MB cache...mmmm. Of course that would add a few bucks to the drive, but the speed increase would hopefully be worth it. Share this post Link to post
