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    5400 HDD's performing like 7200 HDD's

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Laursen, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. Laursen

    Laursen Notebook Consultant

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    Hey...

    In my search for the best HDD regarding speed, noise, power usage and heat I'm thinking of getting 5400 RPM HDD instead of a 7200 RPM HDD.

    This has all the advantages except for speed but I'm wondering of there's any 5400 RPM HDD's which performs like 7200 RPM HDD's ?

    Also, how big of a difference is there between 5400 RPM and 7200 RPM regarding boot time (Vista) and starting up applications (IE7, Word, Power Point etc.) ?

    Regards,
    Jakob Laursen
     
    Laursen, Sep 8, 2008
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  2. Phil

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    Phil, Sep 8, 2008
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