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5400rpm vs 7200 rpm
Is it worth it to go with the extra $$$$'S for the 7200 vs the 5400?
I'm close to making my order and still need some answers.
Thanks
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Re: 5400rpm vs 7200 rpm
Hmm, if you want a really fast notebook than you'd want the 7200. But expect your battery life to go down faster because of it.
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Well, I would like the speed and the battery life both. The most important I guess would be the battery. I just dont dont have nothing to compare the speed. Not sure if I would notice the speed anyway.
Your thoughts
Thanks
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Battery life difference is very small. If you want desktop like performance I'd get the 7200RPM. They do run warmer though if that is a concern. Another option would be to get the smallest slowest hard drive and upgrade it yourself since the Hitachi 7k100s have really come down in price. Good Luck.
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Really all your looking at is probably a few extra seconds longer on loading something. For some people those extra seconds are everything, for me personally as long as its not 4200 RPM. I'll be fine with it, plus if they find some way to lower power consumpion on 7200 in the future, I'll just upgrade to it, but for now 5400 rpm on a notebook is fine for me.
it's really what you find is more important.
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7200 do not eat your battery life as much as you guys think..
I get around 5 hours on my I6000d with the 9cell battery and a 60gig 7200 HDD
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isnt the difference even smaller b/w 5400 and 7200 in the context of a notebook than a desktop? I'd say spend the $ on more space..
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The battery life differnece between 5400 and 7200 would just be minutes different. Nothing at all to be concerened about. However, you must check to see if your laptop can support a faster 7200 RPM HD. Some motherboards can't support it, or sometimes the power supply is incapable of providing enough power to run the 7200 RPM HD. Also, If your laptop doesn't have many fans, overheating could be a problem.
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X-bit Labs has a 2.5" harddrive round-up, comparing different 5400RPM models and the two existing 7200RPM models.
Read the review here.