FAT32 vs NTFS on a laptop??

[MiniVangilder]

OK most laptops dont have the fastest Hd's out there... I was wondering which is faster Fat32 or NTFS Using WInXP of course.

 

[corkyg]

Speed is not really much of a factor. NTFS will provide more ruggedness in the file structure - more bulletproof - but it will cost you more HDD space by the time it sets up the MFT and MFT Reserved Areas. I use it on all my systems including my laptop. You can now get a 5400 RPM drive for your laptop. That helps in either case.

 

[Bovinicus]

I like NTFS better because of many things. More secure, more rugged, less fragmentation, etc. Also, it supposedly performs better in conjunction with larger partitions (Above 30GB). However, I think the performance difference between the two is negligible. Just use NTFS because it is better.

 

[thorin]

Originally posted by: Bovinicus
I like NTFS better because of many things. More secure, more rugged, less fragmentation, etc. Also, it supposedly performs better in conjunction with larger partitions (Above 30GB). However, I think the performance difference between the two is negligible. Just use NTFS because it is better.

I'll second that.

Thorin

 

[MiniVangilder]

alrighty then sounds good thx guys

 

[VBboy]

I like my FAT32 for speed and compatibility concerns. E.g. you can boot from a regular older Windows 98/SE/ME floppy and get access to your HD. Not so with NTFS.

 

[Lord Evermore]

Actually it is possible to do that with NTFS. Just takes more work and you don't get the same level of capabilities if you want write ability (unless you pay for it).

 

[VBboy]

Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
Actually it is possible to do that with NTFS. Just takes more work and you don't get the same level of capabilities if you want write ability (unless you pay for it).

What do you mean, "pay for it"? Give Bill Gates a few bucks?

 

[Lord Evermore]

No no, pay for commercial products that allow you to access NTFS partitions with full OS functions like drivers and such. You can make an NT boot floppy that lets you read and write NTFS, but there's no way to load "DOS" drivers that way, so no CDROM access or mouse drivers or anything else. Or you can make a DOS boot disk with an NTFS reader, but no write access.

 

[PCMarine]

NTFS > Fat32

Fat32 is so 1990's

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: thorin

Originally posted by: Bovinicus
I like NTFS better because of many things. More secure, more rugged, less fragmentation, etc. Also, it supposedly performs better in conjunction with larger partitions (Above 30GB). However, I think the performance difference between the two is negligible. Just use NTFS because it is better.

I'll second that.

Thorin

I'll third that.

 

[Whitedog]

4th that