stephen go with the 7200 rpm!
but it's your time and money and waiting for a drive to move data = money lost. rick --- Stephen Jonke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll provide a dissenting opinion on this. Whether > or not 5400 rpm > makes a difference may depend on the drive, or it > might just be a > figure of peoples imagination - I installed a 100 GB > 5400 RPM Seagate > Momentus drive in my Powerbook G4 1.5 GHz. I presume > there is a > measurable performance improvement over the original > 80 GB 4200 RPM > drive, but it sure is minimal. I didn't do > benchmarks. Day to day it > doesn't seem any faster than before, even things > you'd think would be > faster such as starting applications. Of course the > extra 20 GB is > nice, but the performance improvement, which I > presume is there, is not > noticeable. Maybe 7200 RPM makes more of a > difference - I don't know. > If it's between 4200 RPM and 5400 RPM, I think I'd > pay less and get the > 4200. > > Steve > > On Apr 5, 2005, at 8:19 PM, Robert Gruber wrote: > > > OWC has two 60G HDs with about a $30 difference in > price; does anyone > > think it's worth the premium? > > > > Free Radical running 10.3.8 and 9.2.1 on Powerbook > G4 @ 400 MHz. > > P.S. Is the LEM Swap list open yet? > > > > > > -- > > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > > > G-List list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > iPod Accessories for Less > > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > > www.1800ipod.com > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
