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    Help choosing T7200 Core 2 Duo or 7200 HD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jtodd939, Nov 7, 2006.

  1. jtodd939

    jtodd939 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm configuring a Lenovo T60 computer and for the same price I can either upgrade from the T5500 to the T7200 Core 2 Duo processor or I can upgrade from a 5400rpm to a 7200rpm Hard Drive.

    My goal is to have a "zippy" computer for the everyday stuff of booting up, loading web pages, and multi-tasking music and Office documents. I want the computer to be able to handle everything else impressively but not necessarily at the highest level.

    Which one is going to serve me best?

    I generally need the notebook computer for:
    internet surfing, video, music
    Office document use
    encoding/decoding music (for personal use so it's not commercial heavy duty)
    managing photos from digital camera
     
    jtodd939, Nov 7, 2006
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Then you will most definetly get better performance with the faster hard drive.


    So get the hard drive. :)
     
    usapatriot, Nov 7, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I agree, go for the hard drive. It does not look like you will be using a lot of processing power for your tasks; the T5500 is more than powerful enough.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 7, 2006
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  4. matt.modica

    matt.modica Notebook Consultant

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    Windows will be much more hard disk intensive, so I would go with that. If you are planning on using a Linux distro and have more than 1 GB of RAM, get the CPU, since Linux will keep everything in the disk cache.

    If you have any plans to upgrade the laptop, then you might also considder the CPU, because a hard drive will be much easier to upgrade.
     
    matt.modica, Nov 7, 2006
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