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Os comos e os porquês dos SSDs de Robert Hallock
Eu criei um link para a página 2, que contém a parte que discute o cluster e o tamanho do bloco.
[...] The solution to the problem is to increase the cluster size, for which there are several advantages:
- Reduced file system complexity; less clusters means less to organize.
- Increased read and write speed as cluster size approaches parity with block size.
- Decreased slack space if the system is primarily composed of large files.
Yet increased cluster size is not a magic bullet for solid state disks, as most people have a mix of information. Games often contain a myriad of small files and operating systems are the sum of small files almost as a rule; yet movies, music, archives and MMOs are perfect candidates for enlarged cluster sizes. More frustrating than the anchor of small clusters is the complicated process to get larger clusters under modern Windows operating systems. Such a feat requires premeditated use of programs like Acronis Disk Director which can increase cluster sizes prior to the installation of Windows. It is also possible to resize existing clusters, but such a procedure is accomplished with a frighteningly varied degree of success.