SQL Server 2008 - Saving BLOB files - Which is better for 100kb files? - Filestream or in different .mdf files?

Hi All,

I am using SQL Server 2008 R2 as a backend tool in one of my application. I want to save 100kb files in database.

I found two approaches for this:

1) Using varbinary(max) with Filestream

2) Using varbinary(max) without Filestream but with different .mdf files

Can anyone tell me which one is better and why for small files (~100 kb). I know for small files its better to not use Filestream but what if we save all BLOBs in different .mdf files?

Thanks,

Ravi