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    Hard Drive Upgrade Questions

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Suraj989, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. Suraj989

    Suraj989 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, i just bought the vostro 1500 and it came with a 120 GB 5400 RPM HDD and im thinking of upgrading to a hitachi 200GB 7200 RPM HDD now, its a little expensive so i want to know if it will cause heating issues with my laptop. And if i do this how much will the 7200 RPM Hard drive increase my performance?
     
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  2. maati

    maati Notebook Evangelist

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    Transfer speed will increase from about 35MB/s to 45MB/s, about 30%.

    Access Time will decrease from about 20ms to 14ms, which again is about 30%

    This will affect load and boot times which again will decrease by about 30%.

    You will not experience any heat issues. Battery lifetime will decrease by about 2-5 minutes :D
     
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