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pros/cons of 7200rpm HD?
i am going to shortly be ordering an asus s96j with the following configuration
Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo T2500 2.0GHz Processor w/2,048k L2 On-die cache - 667MHz FSB
Arctic Silver 5: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
System Memory: 2,048MB (2 SODIMMS) CORSAIR DDR2/667 Dual Channel Memory
Hard Drive: 100GB SATA/150 Hard Drive at 5,400 RPM
100GB SATA/150 Hitachi Hard Drive at 7,200 RPM
CD/DVD Read/Writer: Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti DVDR Drive w/Softwares
Wireless Networking: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g
Battery: Smart Li-ion Battery (6-Cell)
Operating System: Windows XP Professional
AC Adapter: Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter
My question is what kind of impact the different speed hard drives will have on my system. The price difference is about 70 dollars. I will be using the notebook for college, but will also be doing some gaming (WoW, Oblivion). Please help me by listing some pros and cons of getting the better hard drive, thanks.
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Well the faster drive will be um, slightly faster.
The downside is potentially more heat (think that's about it).
My advice, personally, I'd say not to bother, on my 8204 I've not noticed ANY issues having a drive that is 5400 rpm, I've ripped video from a video camera (which is supposed to be one of the biggest reasons for getting a 7200 drive) without any frames being dropped.
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Rule of thumb: Your notebook is only going to be as fast as your slowest component installed.
7200rpm drive.
Pros: Faster access,decreases boot time thereby giving faster boots,and whenever a program needs to access the disk,it'll be faster. Programs that need to access the run faster.
Cons: Produces a little bit more heat.
I suggest getting it only if you want it. You could get the 5400 and upgrade later.
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the other con is the cost. often it costs much more to upgrade to 7200 for less space
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I upgraded my notebook from an 80GB 5400RPM drive to a 100GB 7200RPM, and here is what I found:
Pros:
-Considerably faster than the 5400, especially when opening programs and booting up.
-Very little heat difference, runs at roughly the same temperature. Heats up a bit more when it is continually accessed but that's about it.
-Still quiet. A bit more pronounced than 5400, but still negligable if the fans are runing
Cons:
-Costs a bit more to upgrade, but completely worth it in my opinion.
-Slightly increased heat, but unless your notebook has hard drive heat issues it is nothing to worry about.
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Pros:
- Increase speed, every time you access the hard drive
Cons:
- Cost is higher
Myths:
- 7200 rpm drives are hotter. This is not true. In fact, a Hitachi 5400 rpm drive produces as much heat as a Hitachi 7200rpm drive; and the Seagate 7200rpm drives are actually cooler than some drives.
- 7200rpm drives use more power. This is not true. They use an average amount of power. Some drives actually use more and some less.
- 7200rpm drives are louder. This is not true. In fact, the 7200rpm seagates are actually some of the quietest drives. Hitachi is knows as having louder drives, but their 7200rpm drives are no louder than their 5400rpm drives.
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For $70, I'd think about it....but if it's a tight budget, that'd be the first thing I'd axe.
I've never felt that 7200RPM drives were really necessary, especially in laptop configurations. I agree they're faster...but it just doesn't seem to be dramatically so. If you are building a gaming machine or something, sure...it's a nice thing to have, but still not necessary. It does pick up the pace of some more routine functions, but nothing dramatic.
Overall, it's a positive upgrade...but at the cost? Normally, I wouldn't be able to justify it. For $70, I'd consider it. But if I could bump that hard drive up to a 160GB 5400 RPM drive for the same money...I'd do that in a heart beat instead.
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I think the 7200 RPM is worth it, its just that much faster.. And like someone stated, no matter how much ram, cpu and video card you have, its only going to work as fast as it can access from the HD, I wish they had 10k RPM drives in laptops. =P
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Pros:
- Increase speed, every time you access the hard drive
Cons:
- Cost is higher
Myths:
- 7200 rpm drives are hotter. This is not true. In fact, a Hitachi 5400 rpm drive produces as much heat as a Hitachi 7200rpm drive; and the Seagate 7200rpm drives are actually cooler than some drives.
- 7200rpm drives use more power. This is not true. They use an average amount of power. Some drives actually use more and some less.
- 7200rpm drives are louder. This is not true. In fact, the 7200rpm seagates are actually some of the quietest drives. Hitachi is knows as having louder drives, but their 7200rpm drives are no louder than their 5400rpm drives.
Would you say the seagate 7200 rpm is better to get compared to hitatchi?
Got a T60 if that says anything. Also, for me, there's no discussion, i need a harddrive as fast as possible because i make music :) Got a sample cd with choirs that is 37 gb.
Regards
Raptor
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Fast probably isn't the limiting factor, size would be more limiting (I would think) my 5400 works just fine for handling raw video, which (unless I'm very much mistaken) is much larger than any raw music format.