Note also when formatting a partition under Windows NT 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0 Setup, the partition is first formatted to FAT and then converted to NTFS, so the cluster size will also always be as described earlier when a partition is formatted in Setup. Therefore, any larger cluster size would not allow for the conversion to function. This is because the FAT structures are aligned on cluster boundaries. If the FAT cluster size is greater than 4 KB, then the clusters are converted down to 4 KB in NTFS. When you use the Convert.exe utility to convert a FAT partition to NTFS, Windows always uses the original FAT cluster size as the NTFS cluster size for cluster sizes up to 4 KB. You can do this by using the /A: switch together with the Format command or by specifying a larger cluster size in the Format dialog box in Windows Explorer. The format command won't use clusters larger than 4 KB unless the user specifically overrides the default settings. This is because NTFS file compression is not possible on drives that have a larger cluster size. Using the FORMAT command from the command line without specifying a cluster size.įormatting a volume from Windows Explorer when the Allocation Unit box in the Format dialog box lists Default Allocation Size.īy default, the maximum cluster size for NTFS under Windows NT 4.0 and later versions of Windows is 4 kilobytes (KB). The default values are used by Windows when one of the following methods is used to format the partition: More InformationĪ hard disk partition (also known as a volume) can be formatted to NTFS, FAT, or exFAT. These defaults are selected to reduce the space that is lost and to reduce the fragmentation that occurs on the partition.
If no cluster size is specified when you format a partition, defaults are selected based on the size of the partition. On the typical hard disk partition, the average amount of space that is lost in this manner can be calculated by using the equation (cluster size)/2 * (number of files). When file sizes do not come out to an even multiple of the cluster size, additional space must be used to hold the file (up to the next multiple of the cluster size). Cluster size represents the smallest amount of disk space that can be used to hold a file. Less SummaryĪll file systems that are used by Windows organize your hard disk based on cluster size (also known as allocation unit size).
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I find the Moonlander is inherently louder than the EZ because it's got no outer case to speak of, so you get the full sound of switches bottoming out. Not being a hardcore user, I kinda prefer the height of the EZ thumb cluster - it just seems to sit a bit better for me and what I do.Īs for the sound, I've had both boards apart and treated the cases to try to reduce both reverb and resonant frequencies. Not entirely sure why the EZ edges ahead but I suspect it's a combination of thumb cluster and the sound of the boards when they're in use. Moonlander came first (new) EZ came second (used). Over time, I find myself gravitating more towards the EZ than the Moonlander. I covered a lot of stuff about the differences between the two in this post and this post.