I would go with the 7200RPM, going from a 5400 to a 7200 even with an IDE drive is a big difference. On Nov 25, 2009, at 5:35 PM, Ted Treen wrote:
> Hi All, > > I have an early 2005 G5 dual 2.0, maxed out at 4GB RAM. I want to put > some huge drives in it, and am looking at Samsung F3 1TB 7200rpm > drives. > > There are places (in the UK) where I can get the Samsung F2 1.5TB > drive > for not a lot more, although it's only a 5400rpm drive. > > I'd be grateful if someone with greater techie knowledge than me could > advise me on whether the fact that my G5 is SATA1 so 150Mbs as opposed > to300Mbs SATA2 is going to mean the 1.5TB will not be noticeably > slower > in use. > > I currently have two Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB 7200rpm drives in > there, > and they are perfectly fast enough for my use, although they're > getting > a little full now. > > Thanks, > > Ted -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
