Hello, I am still somewhat a newbie learning about hard drives, and was hoping some of you may have the answers I may seek.
Currently I am comparing the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 32 MB 1 TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=SAMSUNG%20Spinpoint%20F3%20HD103SJ
and the WD1001Fals Caviar Black 32 MB 1 TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284&Tpk=1001fals
My question is, I am a little confused about which these two things do, throughput and access time.
From what I understand, access time is how fast it accesses the data, and throughput is how fast it transfers things?
So, should I want faster throughput for if I'm transferring alot of files, and access time is better for loading applications? And to load games faster, would I want better throughput or access time? Thanks
Currently I am comparing the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 32 MB 1 TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&Tpk=SAMSUNG%20Spinpoint%20F3%20HD103SJ
and the WD1001Fals Caviar Black 32 MB 1 TB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284&Tpk=1001fals
My question is, I am a little confused about which these two things do, throughput and access time.
From what I understand, access time is how fast it accesses the data, and throughput is how fast it transfers things?
So, should I want faster throughput for if I'm transferring alot of files, and access time is better for loading applications? And to load games faster, would I want better throughput or access time? Thanks