Re:Did Windows 10 slow down with each feature update?
by cshokie on Monday June 21, 2021 @10:17PM
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(Not the OP)
The issue is that the speed -characteristics- are so very different between HDDs and SSDs. Not just the raw speed. Decent performance of anything with IO on an HDD requires that the IO is specifically structured to minimize seeks and maximize sequential access. That takes time and skill. If very few modern machines don’t have an SSD then it is understandable to simply skip this difficulty. That time and effort is often better spent elsewhere, and this is a valid tradeoff to make.
Re:Did Windows 10 slow down with each feature update?
by badsectoracula on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @11:20AM
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Random access on SSDs is still slower than sequential access though, even if not as slow as on HDDs - there is more than seeking that comes into play.
What the heck does it matter if 5400 RPM disks are old technology or not?? Do you have any actual reason that your program runs slowly on such hardware?
It's very arrogant to assume that since you can afford to upgrade to the latest technologies, then everyone who can't should be left behind. There are probably billions of people using spinning rust in their machines. If your software does not run with acceptable performance then that's a problem with your software, not their hardware.