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    From 7200 RPM to 5400 RPM

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dafrety, Aug 28, 2009.

  1. Dafrety

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    I'm looking into upgrading from my 7200 RPM 320 GB HDD to a 500 RPM GB HDD. I'm wondering if there would be much of a difference if the drive I choose would be 5400 RPM? It would be a bit cheaper. I don't quite know though. Also a 640 GB HDD is apparently coming out soon. It would be 5400 RPM. I heard that the greater the size the greater the data density is, so maybe that would outweigh the slower spin speed? Please advise my decision.
     
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    Seagate has a 640GB 5400RPM drive that is released but is rare to find. The difference btw 5400RPM and 7200RPM drives nowadays aren't very much and I doubt you'd notice a difference in any of your day-to-day tasks.
     
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    It depends on what drives you're talking about. For example: If you move from 320GB WD3200BEKT to 500GB Seagate 5400.6 you'll notice a drop in performance. The difference will be apparent when booting or multi tasking.

    If you make sure the 500GB 5400rpm is the WD5000BEVT you won't notice any difference, because it's the fastest 500GB 5400rpm.
     
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    Thanks. The WD5000BEVT sounds good and it's not too expensive for a 500 GB HDD. Maybe I'll wait until I can find that Seagate 640 GB HDD, depending on it's price it might be an option as well.
     
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