[mythtv-users] [OT] Western Digital buying Hitachi

[Tyler T]

>> Ah.  I'd gathered that geometrical differences amongst the drives caused
>> inefficiency; I guess that only happens on RAIDs with spindle sync.
>>
>
> The differences are usually not big enough to cause problems or even
> noticeable performance penalties.

Seems to me like using half of a drive might even decrease seek times?
Less platter area for the head to sweep...