Images : Store in dB or disk?

Hello, I have the Images table setup with columns (width, height, size, type, etc...) the question is should I have the image data stored in this table or disk? I know, alot of people have said it is faster in disk, which is 1 page I/O. But I need these images for displaying product pages, and I believe that it would be faster to just pluck the properties from the dB (including the image file) . Usually I will need to pull 6 or 10 images per page, this is my rational for this situation: If all stored on db: One query - will take about 4-5 page I/O (assumiing index on filename) If just properties stored on dB and image on disk: One query to grab the rows of properties - 2-3 page I/O to grab 6 or 10 images - 6 or 10 page I/O Total - 8 - 13 Page I/O's If all images stored on disk, no dB whatso ever: to grab 6 or 10 images - 6 or 10 page I/O cpu time to run getimagesize() for each image - CPU time unknown? I assume that "page I/O" is that same as "disk access". I AGREE that storing images strored on disk is a valid approach PROVIDED that you only need 1 image per page, but if you need to grab a bunch at a time, I do beleieve that storing the actual file on the dB is faster. I would like to hear from the list, of people that have worked with images and PHP. I just started with images, so I just want to take the right path.