How much better is 7200rpm then 5400rpm? |
How much better is 7200rpm then 5400rpm? |
Aug 7 2009, 03:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
Im buying my mac right now and it asked me if I wanted to make any upgrades. Would spending an extra 90$ dollars be worth it for a 7200rpm hard drive? And will it decrease battery time and make it hotter?
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Aug 7 2009, 03:50 PM
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kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
about 1800 rpms better
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Aug 7 2009, 03:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
I bet you dont even know what rpm stands for.
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Aug 7 2009, 03:57 PM
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Nick Group: Member Posts: 78 Joined: Aug 2009 Member No: 740,993 |
^ lmao! revolutions per minute,
the faster the HD, the more it will heat, but the faster it is the quicker your stuff loads. the newer macbook pros that have the 7200 rpm blow away the older models with 4500 and 5400 rpm. spend the money. itll be worth it. |
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Aug 7 2009, 04:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
the 15 inch macbook pros come standard with 5400 rpm.
Dang, I am really blowing my savings. I get no allowance and I have been saving my whole life with business. haha. |
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Aug 7 2009, 04:43 PM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
It's not worth an extra $90, but it's nice to have.
Edit: 5400 RPM is standard for laptops, because it uses less power. If you go with the 7200 RPM drive, you will lose battery life. |
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Aug 7 2009, 04:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
How much shorter will the battery life be? Right now it is 7 hours.
Like in percentage. How much better is the performance with 7200rpm? |
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Aug 7 2009, 05:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
Im buying my mac right now and it asked me if I wanted to make any upgrades. Would spending an extra 90$ dollars be worth it for a 7200rpm hard drive? And will it decrease battery time and make it hotter? This is coming from someone who thinks Buttsex knows what the hell he's saying/doing. You suck, jcp... you suck. |
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Aug 7 2009, 05:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
I trust him more then you. Even if you did know more then him, I wouldnt listen to anything you say cause I don't trust you and your a douche.
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Aug 7 2009, 06:27 PM
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kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
you're*
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Aug 7 2009, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,349 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 455,274 |
I trust him more then you. Even if you did know more then him, I wouldnt listen to anything you say cause I don't trust you and your a douche. lawl you don't trust me? With that little comment you left for me... I'd give you a real reason not to trust me, little boy. |
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Aug 7 2009, 07:14 PM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
Little man talks big shit.
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Aug 7 2009, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
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Aug 7 2009, 10:02 PM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
I'm not sure at all, but if I had to guess, it will knock it down to about four and a half hours.
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Aug 7 2009, 10:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
And how much better performance does 7200rpm give you?
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Aug 7 2009, 10:08 PM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
Really not too much at all if you're not doing any gaming or anything. Buying the 7200 over the 5400 literally takes milliseconds off the amount of time it takes to save something.
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Aug 7 2009, 10:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
So it sounds to me like I shouldnt do it.
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Aug 7 2009, 10:12 PM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
No you shouldn't. I, personally, would get the cheapest options possible, and upgrade it myself with parts from Newegg or Tigerdirect.
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Aug 7 2009, 10:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
I dont wanna open this baby up. But if you were going to upgrade everything, would you upgrade the hard drive to 7200rpm?
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Aug 7 2009, 10:28 PM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
Probably not. Just hard drive capacity and RAM.
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Aug 8 2009, 12:26 AM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,574 Joined: Aug 2007 Member No: 555,438 |
Actually the 7200 RPM HDD's are a lot faster, however you'll only notice the performance gain when saving large files, loading the OS, and opening programs. Having a 7200 RPM HDD increases the speed at which the HDD can load data into or out of the RAM. Once it's done either, you will not notice a difference. I have a 10,000 RPM HDD in my computer, and I definitely notice a difference. Of course, it definitely depends on the brand of HDD used.
2.5" HDD Benchmarks: http://go.notebookreview.com/?id=525X832&a...marks%2C53.html |
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Aug 8 2009, 12:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
ehhh, then I think 5400rpm is better. Cause im ok with waiting a little bit longer for stuff but I mainly care about snappiness. How much faster could you save a large file with 7200rpm hard drive.
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Aug 8 2009, 01:13 AM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
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Aug 9 2009, 09:51 PM
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Aug 9 2009, 10:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
They are very confusing. I didnt understand the site.
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