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Where are the 7200rpm Hard Drives???

post #1 of 14
4/30/03 at 9:43am
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The 7200rpm hard drives were announced last October. Here it is almost May and not one word has leaked about them. I was hoping they would be out in time for the new Sagers (8888, 5680). I'm still getting the 5680 (or whatever model its called) regardless, but I think to complete the whole package a 7200 rpm hard drive would be sweet! Anybody hear anything else?
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post #2 of 14
4/30/03 at 9:47am
Been waiting for those mysellf...
after the innitial announcement there hasn't been a single word...
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post #3 of 14
4/30/03 at 10:18am

the difference is negligible you wankers

i use 15,000rpm scsi drives on the desktop and a 4200rpm 60gb in my 8887. i havent noticed any difference between the two when it comes to gaming, web surfing and the like. havent attempted non-linear digital video editing on the laptop, and don't plan to. but it's only high-end useage like this that you would see a noticeable difference based upon HDD rpm's
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post #4 of 14
4/30/03 at 1:59pm
I just purchased a laptop with a 4200 hard drive as well... I was thinking I would find it being slower than my desktop. This is not the case.

My theory is (I could be wrong) that my processor, ram, and video card (all are better than my desktop) make up for that speed on my hard drive. If anything I get better performance. I do some video (amature) and build programs... I don't see a difference.

Even while doing backups of my entire hard drive I don't see a difference. Now, granted, I would agree that maybe I would see a small increase if I had a 5400 or 7200 drive. But then again, the heat would increase as well.
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post #5 of 14
4/30/03 at 2:49pm
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My feelings are that a computer is only as fast as its slowest component. Granted, some tasks which are cpu-intensive and require little to no HD access wouldn't fall into this category. However, with all of the "greatest and latest" components being put into the new Sager (800 Mhz FSB, 400 DDRII Mhz Ram, etc) it is a shame that were still stuck with a 5400rpm Hard drive.
I feel its a bottleneck and hope that a 7200rpm drive gets released soon!
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post #6 of 14
4/30/03 at 3:36pm
correct, the computer is only as fast as it's slowest component. the issue here is that someone has beat into your head that 4200rpm is slow to begin with. granted, it is indeed slower than 7200rpm, but the math isnt linear on this, you might assume that it's ±58% slower than 7200 if you bothered with the math...but it's only on paper, not reality.

if you'll be using your sager as a 10 million hits/day web server or ripping digital video in AVID, you will certainly benefit from waiting for the 7200's. but if you're just waiting for "the next big thing" you'll never have a computer in your hands....
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post #7 of 14
4/30/03 at 3:40pm
Toshiba claims 15% increase in performance between the 4200 and the 5400. I'm sure that's tested using hard drive intensive tests.

You will probably notice if you use outlook and have 8,000 emails in your inbox and are searching for an email using a key word. Side by side, you may save yourself a few seconds each time. I know going from IDE to SCSI it makes a huge difference in this case.
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post #8 of 14
5/1/03 at 4:11am
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Originally posted by Adam@PCTorque
I know going from IDE to SCSI it makes a huge difference in this case.
Adam said the new sagers are going to switch from IDE to SCSI! Thanks for that info, Adam.

LOL just kidding....
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post #9 of 14
5/1/03 at 12:18pm
Rather then a 7200 hd i would like to see an internal zip 250
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post #10 of 14
5/1/03 at 12:36pm
Put 15,000 rpm scsi drive in note book watch notebook vibrate right of the table.
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post #11 of 14
5/1/03 at 12:41pm
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Originally posted by Cyb3rSol
Rather then a 7200 hd i would like to see an internal zip 250
Why not an Internal Zip 750?
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post #12 of 14
5/1/03 at 12:54pm
amen to the zip.

i'd give up one of my floptical drives in a heartbeat for a zip module.

let's all put our heads together and start a clevo mod corp, designing integrated addons for every toy we all want.

let's start with a
-clip on battery, 5 hours, 20 pounds.
-zip 750/250/100
-ipod or replacement remote with SD for mp3 slot
-internal module that would activate biometrics
-windable or solar battery
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post #13 of 14
5/1/03 at 5:48pm
gr8gatzby all we need is a compatable one of these for the 8887/5670 models 7-8 extra battery hours, 2 pounds
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post #14 of 14
5/1/03 at 7:05pm
It depends on what you are doing with the 4200 rpm drive. If it's database work then yes you are going to notice a difference. If it's gaming, then most games load into memory and after loaded are for the most part done with the hard drive. The most noticable difference for the casual user will be in boot time and game load times.
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