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post #41 of 45
2/6/05 at 3:16am
What sort of power requirement does a 7200 RPM drive compared to the basic 4200RPM drives? Asking because I currently have just a 30GB 4200 and was considering upgrading to at least something double in size, but don't want to sacrifice hardly any battery time.
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post #42 of 45
2/6/05 at 4:35am
The power difference is minimal. I noticed no difference whatsoever when switching from 4200 to 5400, or when switching from 5400 to 7200. The performance difference is huge.
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post #43 of 45
2/6/05 at 2:54pm
Yes, from what I have read, the additional power draw should be minimal. The temp increase should be minimal, as well. Whatever the case may or may not be, I think that the added speed and disc space capacity will over shadow any residual affects.
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post #44 of 45
2/7/05 at 1:21am
The Geek Squad, at Best Buy, said that the HD's will be available in about 2 months. Actually, they already appear in their computers . . . But don't have any to sell . . .

When asked about pricing . . . They said $199.99 . . . Same as the current 100 gb 5400 rpm units.

Hmmm . . . Since they have the units in their computers, I should go back and ask for a rain check.
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post #45 of 45
2/7/05 at 1:52am
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Originally Posted by chazzy
10,000 RPM is overclocking a motorcyle engine why not convert it over to NOS and hit the blower till the lake pipes roar and it turns out to be a no go showboat that gets shutdown by the ice cream truck. From song "No go Showboat"~The Beach Boys .....AKA engine seized by constantly going over the Tachs red line of 9,000.
YOUR mind tach's reading has reached over normal parameters and the data clusters in your brain has overloaded the matter-antimatter dilithium chamber module thus resulting into excessive random memory management. I think YOU need to defragment yourself.
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