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Re: [SLUG] NTFS vs EXT3


On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 02:31:21 +1000
James Gregory <james@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Performance wise, I would expect NTFS to
> be faster. 

I don't remember where I read it, but I remember reading that NTFS 
significantly slower than EXT2. Not sure about EXT3.

> EXT2/3 pre-date the current balanced tree fad that
> filesystems are currently going through. 

So does NTFS which has been around at least since NT 3.5.

Erik
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