10000rpm hard drive?

sunggong · Mar 16, 2007

Quote from GTS:

The question is, does a normal trader need faster disk access beyond what a single 7.2k drive delivers?

NO.

Having a 10k drive for trading is like driving a nice Porsche in a congested highway.

Absolutely useless for trading....

giles117 · Mar 16, 2007

SO it doesn't improve your ability to execute a trade... Just checking.

Happy trading...

I like to spend too, but in different areas. LOL.

and trust me I am a computer JUNKIE. Especially being a sound engineer with a custom built recording studio. I am gear hungry.......

So I know the feeling.

Personally, I want that new Woodpecker Ribbon Mic From Blue.......

a529612 · Mar 19, 2007

Quote from Tums:

15K drives are already here
20K drives are coming

Ear defenders not included.

a529612 · Mar 19, 2007

BTW, is it true that 10k is built to a higher standard and therefore more reliable than your run of the mill 7200rpm HDD given the extra stress the HDD has to withstand during its service life?

saxon22 · Mar 19, 2007

Guys, we all know that you can get a vanilla PC for 800 bucks and trade like no other. For trading a regular PC will be more than enough. Case closed.

GTS · Mar 19, 2007

Quote from a529612:

BTW, is it true that 10k is built to a higher standard and therefore more reliable than your run of the mill 7200rpm HDD given the extra stress the HDD has to withstand during its service life?

You may find this article (and the papers it references, especially this one: http://www.usenix.org/events/fast07/tech/schroeder/schroeder_html/index.html) interesting. It shows that many preconceived notions about drives are wrong:

http://storagemojo.com/?p=383

9999 · Mar 19, 2007

Quote from GTS:

Replace your pair of 10K's with a solid state drive and you will notice a difference.

Now you're talking!
Any experience with these things?
The only thing I know is that they're way too expensive yet, but sooner or later....
Now, is there a way to install everything on a RAMdrive and boot it up?

giles117 · Mar 19, 2007

There is a 32GB SSD unit for $250 or 350 I believe.

More than enough for trading. LOL.

GTS · Mar 19, 2007

Quote from 9999:

The only thing I know is that they're way too expensive yet, but sooner or later....
Now, is there a way to install everything on a RAMdrive and boot it up?

Prices are dropping fast, look how cheap 2 and 4GB USB drives are.

Yes, you can boot from them. Some SSD's are packaged to be compat with existing disk interfaces and form factors (looks like an ATA drive and mounts like one)

Some are based on NVRAM like flash drives are (so you dont have to worry about the data disappearing when you power off)

SanDisk Launches 32 GB Solid-State Drive
http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12453.html

giles117 · Mar 19, 2007

Quote from giles117:

There is a 32GB SSD unit for $250 or 350 I believe. More than enough for trading. LOL.

Here is the article.

http://theinquirer.org/default.aspx?article=38203

Edit:

It has an SATA interface. Perfect for my macbook.

Here is The Product page

http://www.sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=3732

My Fav Quote: the 2.5-inch SSD is now available to PC manufacturers as a drop-in replacement for hard disk drives.

Now this, I'd jump on

(So much for all my frugal talk. LOL) The savings in battery life alone are worth it.....

With daily backups to legacy storage this is awesome.