http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems
http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/388
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/most-efficient-linux-file-system-for-laptop...
look at the reply posts on that one... big files = xfs raid = reiser...
be careful or at least wary of filesystems which aren't hardened, if
they suddenly drop their tables... you're pretty much buggered!