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    Guide Me!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by HenryMan2008, Jul 12, 2007.

  1. HenryMan2008

    HenryMan2008 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, is it worth it to pay $50 more for a 7200 rpm hard drive compared to the slower one? Is it worth it to pay $100 for a 2.2 ghz Santa Rosa compared to the 2.0 one?

    Which would you chose?

    Config A:
    2.2 ghz Santa Rosa w/ 7200 rpm hd + spend $150 extra

    Config B:
    2.0 ghz Santa Rosa w/ 7200 rpm + spend $50 extra

    Config C:
    2.2 ghz Santa Rosa w/ 5400 rpm + spend $100 extra

    Config D:
    2.0 ghz Santa Rosa w/ 5400 RPM + spend $0 extra
     
    HenryMan2008, Jul 12, 2007
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  2. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

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    The 7200RPM drive is worth the $50, definitely.

    The T7300 upgrade to the T7500 is NOT worth it...
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 12, 2007
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  3. HenryMan2008

    HenryMan2008 Notebook Consultant

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    So you're saying the 2.0 to 2.2 is not worth $100?
     
    HenryMan2008, Jul 12, 2007
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  4. taelrak

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    Depends on what you do with it. While many people say extra processing power isn't worth the money you pay for it because they simply don't use that much for their tasks, if you do stuff like encoding or any processor-intensive applications, you'll surely notice a difference.
     
    taelrak, Jul 12, 2007
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I chose configuration B on my D830. Have no regrets. IMO the faster RPM is definitely more worthwhile than the extra .2 GHz.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 12, 2007
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