generik said:What brand of 3.5" drives you used?
Are you referring to the old Minis? I find the SATA drives in the new Minis to boot up quite a fair bit faster than from my external Seagates, I have no idea what this is the case.
For 3.5" drives, I use Seagate drives in my systems. I have a couple of Maxtor's that I use in external enclosures, for backup purposes only.
For 2.5" drives, I have used Toshiba and whatever is stock in the mini. I sent the 2.5" Toshiba in two weeks ago (It failed and is under warranty), and Toshiba's tech support today told me that they have no idea when they will be able to ship me a new drive.