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    Hard Disk RPM, Windows and Other Programs Startup Times

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Freakish, Oct 24, 2007.

  1. Freakish

    Freakish Notebook Geek

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    I am planning to upgrade my 60GB 5400 RPM Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 hard disk to a 80GB or 100GB Seagate Momentus 7200.1 hard disk to have more disk space and faster bootup times. I will then use my old hard disk as an external drive by putting it in a hard disk enclosure.

    I am wondering if upgrading to a hard disk with more RPM will make Windows and other programs startup much faster as my system has a very slow boot-up time when I run it with security software like ThreatFire, Comodo BOClean, Arovax Shield and AntiVir. I am currently running AntiVir only, sacrificing security for speed, to gain faster startup times.

    I am also wondering if getting a larger hard disk (100GB, compared to 80GB) will help in gaining performance.

    I use my notebook mainly for surfing the web, school stuff (word processing, etc.), watching DVDs and playing old games. My system is an ASUS A6R with Windows XP, Intel Celeron M 1.7 GHZ and 1256MB RAM (128MB shared memory).
     
    Freakish, Oct 24, 2007
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  2. wogstaa

    wogstaa Notebook Evangelist

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    The upgrade to 7200rp will make windows and programs load faster but not by much, it should be noticeable. A larger hard disk won't result in any performance boost but it's good to have extra space anyway
     
    wogstaa, Oct 24, 2007
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  3. scarlin

    scarlin Notebook Guru

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    A larger hard disk WILL result in a performance boost because of increased data density. The head doesn't have to move so far. 100GB vs 80GB is probably negligible though.
     
    scarlin, Oct 24, 2007
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