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    7200RPM Decrease in battery life?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Central, Mar 16, 2006.

  1. Central

    Central Notebook Consultant

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    When going from a 5400RPM to a 7200RPM hard drive in a laptop, is there a significant decrease in battery life?
     
    Central, Mar 16, 2006
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    About 20 minutes in most laptops.
     
    matt_h1, Mar 16, 2006
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    Hi,

    I saw i a recent review of a Hitachi 7200rpm drive that it was only marginally faster than the Seagate Momentus 5400rpm drive, but I know the Seagate drives have a very quick seek time, however the summary of the review said the speed gain vs the power drain & cost, it was not really worth upgrading, mind you it could have been that the Seagate was a really good drive.

    Seems you get a good boost from upgrading from 4200rpm to 5400rpm but the jump from 5400 to 7200 rpm is not that great. (well not worth the extra money and power consumption).

    Cheers
     
    NZwaverider, Mar 16, 2006
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    I agree. You are going to be looking at 10-20 minutes less battery life with a 7200 vx 5200. :)
     
    USAFdude02, Mar 16, 2006
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