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    HD Speed Question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Fewmets, Oct 8, 2007.

  1. Fewmets

    Fewmets Notebook Consultant

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    The speed on an HD (the only one Dell is offering) on the Inspiron I'm looking @ is 320GB @ 5400 RPM; is there a big difference between this and the 7200 and how ddoes htis affect battery life?
     
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Which Dell? Is the 320GB in one HDD or two? There is a new 320GB 5400rpm Toshiba HDD which should have good performance. 160GB 5400rpm will have lower transfer rates.

    You can get an idea of relative performance and power consumption from the Tom's Hardware 2.5" HDD charts.


    John
     
    John Ratsey, Oct 8, 2007
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  3. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    The speed determines how fast your files can be gotten from your HDD. Which would lead to a faster load time, and getting files faster, but the lower the speed the HDD is spinning the more battery life you get.
     
    Gintoki, Oct 8, 2007
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