Quoting <20010525121817.A8409 at bagend.local>
by Niall O Broin <niall at linux.ie>:
> which is in the same order, seek wise, as the disks on the desktop.
> Is there something I don't know about RAID-5 subsystems which makes
> them stunning performers on random seek. They should be quite good
> for block input, as mine and John's figures show, but why random
> seek ?
You've more spindles, therefore more heads, therefore on average less
seeking, therefore seeking to the desired track quicker, therefore
better performance.
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