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    Is A hdd that is4200 rpm bad performance ?

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by tomi54, Feb 17, 2005.

  1. tomi54

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    I think to buy Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M1405. but I cant decide about its hdd performance. Because it is 4200 rpm . Many notebooks now have hdd with 4200 rpm.

    I wanna to learn that How are Performance of Notebooks have hdd with 4200 rpm ?

    Has anyone the link or any test about hdd performance ?

    thanks
     
    tomi54, Feb 17, 2005
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Generally faster is better.

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  3. Brian

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    4200 is fine for most people. Is there a reson you think you want a faster HDD?

    Brian

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    My Laptop has a 4200 rpm drive. It's sustained transfer rate is 25MB/s.

     
    ChaosBlizzard, Feb 17, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by zazonz
     
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    GetndCarVC:
    yes you are right faster spinning = more power consumption. but this is not the case for hitachi 7200 rpm. they have some pretty neat methods for decreasing power consumption. but i think it is safe to say that in general a 5400 rpm will consume more power than a 4200 rpm.

    I will dig for that article and get you the link. anyway I am in class ... what good will i get from paying attention [ :p]
     
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    that took less time then i expected [ :p]
    first: i was wrong about 5400 being significantly more power hungry than 4200! check this for power consumptions: http://www6.tomshardware.com/storage/20030813/mini-harddisks-04.html

    second: this is a brief of the technology used to reduce power consumption for portable drives (this is also used for heat issues. in desktops HDDs never required cooling in pre-7200 days, so if this was to happen in notebooks it would be a problem ... extra HSF[xx(]): http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/20031031/notebook_hard_drives-04.html
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by qwester
     
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    Technically yes, but you could just swap the drives or pull them entirely should you ever need to send in for service.

    Brian

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    Yes, Brian is right, just simply swap out the hard drive to avoid the look of "tampering" with the system. Normally, according to what I've read, with your average 5400rpm HD you can achieve speeds of up to 50% over a 4200rpm HD, and with a 7200rpm HD, you could achieve speeds of up to 20% more than that, for a total of 70% faster speeds than a 4200rpm HD.

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    Will I see a performance difference between a 5400rpm HD vs a 4200 rpm HD if the only programs I use are provided to me by MS Office? I may occasionally have to use photoshop.

    Also, does the 5400 get hotter/warmer than the 4200 rpm HD? Is it something significant where one can notice the difference between the 2?

    Thanks.
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Doleco
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by qwester
     
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    I think a gig would be great, that's what I run in my P7000.

    Brian

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