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Hard drive speed

#1 Post by Me2 » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:36 am

Does it make much of a difference? 5400 rpm vs. 7200 rpm.
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Re: Hard drive speed

#2 Post by ZaZ » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:47 am

I'd say it's a bit quicker. It boots faster and applications launch more quickly, but some prefer the lower heat and quiet a 5400RPM drive provides.
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Re: Hard drive speed

#3 Post by jronald » Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:02 am

With the higher speed, come better electronics, normally. Overall through put is better, even taking the speed into account.

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Re: Hard drive speed

#4 Post by Me2 » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:40 pm

Most of the stores around here don't have laptops with 7200 rpm hard drives. Is it really that noisy?
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Re: Hard drive speed

#5 Post by craigmontHunter » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:28 pm

No, they are not that loud (at least in my experience), but the 5400rpm I am using now, it is fast and gets a 5.9 in the windows 7 Wei score.

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Re: Hard drive speed

#6 Post by Unknown_K » Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:50 am

It all depends on the age of the drive. New drives pack more data on the platters so you can read and write more on a newer drive even at a lower speed then an older drive at a faster speed.

The speed kings are SSD now, with no spinning parts to create heat from air friction or noise, no idea how hot they get in operation.
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