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    7200rpm 200gb HD vs 5400 RPM 320 HD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sujinge9, Jun 20, 2008.

  1. sujinge9

    sujinge9 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has a relative comparison between these two HD's speed as one is faster and the other is denser. I've been spoiled by the incredible speeds my raptor has given me so when I move on to a laptop as my main comp, I would like to maintain (somewhat) the same high speeds.
    Thanks.
     
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    Anyone know what kind of difference it would make if I were recording HD content with a TV Tuner?
     
    NaveehGreen, Jun 20, 2008
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    There should be absolutely no difference between the two. HDD speed >> HD bitrate.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jun 20, 2008
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    They are equal in performance, but the smarter choice is the 320/5400 one obviousely.
     
    eleron911, Jun 20, 2008
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    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    They're both the same. In fact there's no need to see the benchmarks at all. It's just logical thinking, and in fact I own an Inspiron 1720 with dual drives, -exactly- the same configuration as the thread title. My machine originally came with a single 320GB 5400 drive then I added a 200GB 7200 in it. They ran the same. One of the underlying reasons of the same performance is because of density, hence "faster" access times (320GB 5400rpm) vs speed (200GB 7200rpm) - In theory.

    Anyway the 200GB is an old Hitachi drive I bought it last year, so I didn't want to waste it; and it was still good as new.

    But for those intending to buy a new or second drive, or who have yet to own one, a 320GB is a smarter choice. But now they have released a 7200 version for it, it should be flying nicely. :)
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Jun 20, 2008
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    i always thought the 7200RPM made a noticable difference in performance over the 5400RPM :S am i totally mistaken? coz if i didnt read the above posts, i wouldve recommended the 200GB 7200RPM HDD!
     
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    It all depends on the data density of each platter. A 1600GB 7200rpm will be faster than a 160GB 5400rpm. Where as with a 320GB 5400rpm, it has a higher data density, therefore teh reader head doesn't have to move as far to get to the next bit of data, meaning faster read/write time (on-par with 7200rpm), but because 7200rpm's platters spins faster, their seek time is still ahead.
     
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  11. Phil

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    Some of them do. Check the tables of the 200GB Hitachi 7K200 here: http://www.storagereview.com/Hitachi250WD320.sr?page=0,2

    When it comes to real world performance the 200GB 7K200 leaves the 320GB 5400 rpm drives behind.

    But better go for the newer 320GB 7200rpm disks.
     
    Phil, Jun 21, 2008
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    Definitely. ;)
     
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    These questions are getting redundant. I say we make the sticky with common notebook hardware FAQ accessible from the main page instead of within another sticky. Plus that link is getting a bit old now.
     
    sgogeta4, Jun 21, 2008
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