5200rpm vs. 7200rpm - Big difference? - GoFuckYourself.com

AdultNex · 11-24-2004, 08:13 PM

I'm going to buy a laptop on a budget, so is it worth it spending the extra money for the 7200rpm upgrade?

Is the speed upgrade noticeable?

Spunky · 11-24-2004, 08:15 PM

Not really..maybe when running mulitple programs ,they will open a split second faster

11-24-2004, 08:18 PM

For the small price difference it is definately worth it. You don't want to skimp on the hard drive.

11-24-2004, 08:21 PM

Here's an article from tomshardware about notebook harddrives.

http://www6.tomshardware.com/mobile/...drives-03.html

jact · 11-24-2004, 08:21 PM

If you're just checking email and surfing the web, not really, if you're actually using your laptop, yes, you would see a difference. I'm going from all 5200 rpm drives to all 10k rpm drives in my new system, I think it's worth the extra $$$.

Basic_man · 11-24-2004, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by jact
If you're just checking email and surfing the web, not really, if you're actually using your laptop, yes, you would see a difference. I'm going from all 5200 rpm drives to all 10k rpm drives in my new system, I think it's worth the extra $$$.

10 000 RPM ? Never saw something like that !

detoxed · 11-24-2004, 08:45 PM

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Originally posted by Basic_man
10 000 RPM ? Never saw something like that !

I have a 100 GB one

Nicky · 11-24-2004, 08:46 PM

its 2000rpm of difference

EviLGuY · 11-24-2004, 08:47 PM

It was pretty noticeable to me.. but that may be from going from a 5200 drive with 2 MB cache to 7200 with 8MB cache.

thePelican · 11-24-2004, 08:49 PM

2000 rotations per minute is the difference.

Vitasoy · 11-24-2004, 08:50 PM

When transfer files to hd 2 hd you will notice a big difference. Or when you extract big files you'll notice it.

raster · 11-24-2004, 09:20 PM

Get the 7200 RPM, it's worth it and you'll notice the difference.

Stephen · 11-24-2004, 11:00 PM

If you're smart, you'll go for the 7200 rpm (or greater) drive in the biggest size you can get, and make sure that your new laptop is equipped with a FireWire port.

You'll be able to capture surprisingly good video that way (more than adquate for porno on the Internet) and do remarkably cool and profitable things with it.

Jay_StandAhead · 11-24-2004, 11:21 PM

Would you buy a car that redlines at 5,200rpms? I hope not. Same thing with harddrives!

JSA Matt · 11-24-2004, 11:23 PM

I think you would see a bigger difference in SATA vs IDE rather than 5200RPM vs 7200

KRL · 11-25-2004, 12:11 AM

40% better.

BuckLover · 11-25-2004, 12:21 AM

Shit! I thought you were talking about cars!

More rpm = Better?

I THINK

xclusive · 11-25-2004, 12:26 AM

Go for the best speed that you can afford man it's as simple as that...

Lace · 11-25-2004, 12:26 AM

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Originally posted by Basic_man
10 000 RPM ? Never saw something like that !

SCSI. I've got a 10GB laying around my other house somewhere.

abadfish · 11-25-2004, 01:06 AM

I think my laptop just has a 4,200RPM drive.... I need to get a 7,200 drive... since this is my main computer now and its almost always plugged in the effects of a faster drive can only be positive.

venus · 11-25-2004, 01:07 AM

my servers have 10,000 RPM SCSI drives in them (Cheetah drives made by Seagate)
they also have a 15,000 RPM drive

Quote:

Originally posted by Basic_man
10 000 RPM ? Never saw something like that !

bizmak · 11-25-2004, 03:50 AM

spend the bucks, it's worth it.

Lykos · 11-25-2004, 04:14 AM

Definitly worth it,if u had extra cash buy it

Serge Litehead · 11-25-2004, 04:34 AM

the difference is noticeable

Vitasoy · 11-25-2004, 05:51 AM

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Originally posted by bizmak
spend the bucks, it's worth it.

Not to mention, the price is not that big of a increase.

macho · 11-25-2004, 07:45 AM

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Originally posted by thePelican
2000 rotations per minute is the difference.

How do you know?

11-24-2004, 08:13 PM	#1
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EviLGuY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: malta Posts: 12,745	It was pretty noticeable to me.. but that may be from going from a 5200 drive with 2 MB cache to 7200 with 8MB cache.

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abadfish Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA Posts: 1,482	I think my laptop just has a 4,200RPM drive.... I need to get a 7,200 drive... since this is my main computer now and its almost always plugged in the effects of a faster drive can only be positive.

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