Understanding MO Drive Specifications
Finally, let's take a look at the high-end 3.5" and 5.25" MO drive specifications (from www.cnet.com) and try to interpret them (see Tables 5-4 and 5-5).
| Characteristics | Comment | |
|---|---|---|
| Platform(s) | PC, Mac | Meant for both PC and Mac |
| Drive type | Magneto-optical | |
| Internal or external | External | Mounted inside the PC |
| Max. capacity | 5.2 GB | Means the maximum formatted capacity of the media |
| Rotational speed | 3,000 RPM | Constant angular velocity (like HDD) |
| Avg. seek time | 25 ms | Characterizes speed of access to randomized data; 25 ms is good for the MO drive |
| Avg. access time | 35 ms | The interval between the time a request is made by the system and the time the data is available from the ... |
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