[P1] External hard Drive

[Brian Olesky]

> 
>> And second, according to the site, I have to decide whether I want a 2
>> MB
>> cache or an 8 MB cache
>> 
> 8MB cache = better performance. Go with the 8MB.
> 
Could someone clarify what better performance means in an external hard
drive? All I want to do is dump stuff onto it as a backup device. Sort of
like I did with floppies in the 80's, Zips in the early 90's and CD's up to
now.