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    Dell hard drives? 5200rpm vs 7200

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by schaarminator, Sep 28, 2005.

  1. schaarminator

    schaarminator Notebook Enthusiast

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    Don't know much about hard drives other then faster speed means better performance. The i6000 comes with 80Gb 5200 rpm hd. For some moderate game play should i put in the extra $80 for the 60GB 7200 rpm hd? Will the performance be that much more noticable and will the battery life decrease at all?

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    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    first a correction. it's 5400RPM.

    the gain in speed is not that significant from 5400 to 7200, so if you'd rather have 20 extra GBs and save your money it's not a bad idea.

    as for battery life. 5400RPM and 7200RPM consume almost the same power, there is no notable change in battery life between the two.

    have a look at this thread ( http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=112). there are links to reviews with benchmarks that compare the speed gain between the two.
     
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  3. schaarminator

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    I knew that 5400 stupid mistake. Ok thanks for info.
     
    schaarminator, Sep 28, 2005
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