noatime automount

[Bevin Watson]

Back in Gutsy I had this set on my hard drive in /etc/fstab
# /dev/hda1
UUID=b72b7ac5-0c3f-47b6-9628-508ab7ba1e74 / ext3
noatime,defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
I guess this doesn't really help you unless you always automount to the same place.
I don't have it set in 8.04.  I didn't notice any particular performance difference one way or another, but my usage is purely recreational.