Where would I notice the differences with these hard drives ?

[Sforsyth]

where would I notice a difference if both drives were both ATA 133 but the only difference is the 2 MB and 16 MB Cache on them ?

Thanks !

 

[imported_rod]

Probably. The 16MB cache would increase your access speed on files you access frequently (such as small system files). If you have 1GB of ram you wont notice this as much as if you only have 256MB or 512MB.

If there's only a small price difference get the 16MB. If you can go with SATA, go with it. An 8MB SATA would beat a 16MB ATA133 (i think).

RoD

 

[imported_Kensai]

Nope, the 16MB cache would have better performance, assuming they're both of the same make and the *only* difference is cache size.

You will notice a difference between 2 and 16mb. A *very* big one with small and medium sized files.