Re: Reiser vs ext3

From: MikeyD (m_donaghy50_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 18:36:06 +0000

> I'm getting ready to install a new Linux system on my laptop. What are
> the advantages and disadvantages of ext3 vs Reiser?

Reiser saves space and generally performs better. ext3 is considered more
reliable.

http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/715/3435 has some benchmarks comparing
various filesystems for speed, various other ones I've seen show reiser
outperforming in almost every way. I'd recommend reiser personally.

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