title: Can mongodb inserts be made faster using the $hint and $natural operators
body: <p>I am aware that <a href="http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/indexes/" rel="noreferrer">indexes</a> slow down inserts as the indexes need to updated every time a new record is inserted.</p>
  
  <p>For a collection with several indexes, is it possible to direct the insert operation to <a href="http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/measure-index-use/" rel="noreferrer">use the <code>$hint</code> operator</a> and force it to use the <code>$natural</code> index ? Will this speed up the inserts or am I better off dropping all indexes just to speed up the inserts?</p>