Just open /dev/sda and run a while loop doing an fread and time each one. You'll end up with a graph like: http://broadley.org/disk/consumer-no-vibration.png

Just open /dev/sda and run a while loop doing an fread and time each one. You'll end up with a graph like: http://broadley.org/disk/consumer-no-vibration.png http://broadley.org/disk/consumer-no-vibration.png Unless of could you put a consumer disk in a server with many high RPM fans causing substantial vibration, then you get: http://broadley.org/disk/consumer.png http://broadley.org/disk/consumer.png A server/enterprise/RAID edition disk handles the vibration MUCH better, around 3x the bandwidth: http://broadley.org/disk/server.png http://broadley.org/disk/server.png