be careful not to equate spindle rpm with overall performance in all
circumstances. aureal density has a great deal to do with it as well. odds
are a 160gb 5400rpm drive will perform faster in most real world usage
scenarios than a 80gb 7200rpm drive. and it will hold more data, be
quieter, and use less power as well. on my t42 just switching from a 80gb
to a 120gb drive (both 5400 rpm) made a noticeable difference.
jason
Christopher L Merrill wrote:
I'll second that, assuming you don't need the extra space. When I
upgraded my old T30 to a 7200rpm drive, it was like getting a new machine.
C
Ed Hill wrote:
Have you run any benchmarks comparing the 5400 and 7200 rpm notebook
disks? I have and the 5400's are dramatically slower. So my answer
would be "neither". I'd get a 100GB 7200rpm disk from either Hitachi
or Seagate -- both of which have been quite reliable on the dozen-plus
machines that my friends and cow-orkers use which have those drives.
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