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    Imagine having this in your notebook!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Hermes¡¢, Aug 18, 2008.

  1. Hermes¡¢

    Hermes¡¢ Notebook Consultant

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  2. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    The problem is that it's Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) instead of SATA, and thus can't be put into today's notebooks. But yeah, I'd certainly go for a 10K hard drive if I could.

    The other potential issue is heat - that depends on the notebook. But I wouldn't be surprised if a decent number of notebooks today could handle 10K hard drives heat-wise, if near the upper range of the thermal specifications.
     
    Apollo13, Aug 18, 2008
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    Mikelx215 Notebook Evangelist

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    It's probably slower than a 7200RPM 320GB hard drive. It's like selling a 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 processor. RPM only measures how fast the hard drive spins, after all. It sounds like a marketing ploy to me.

    I'm sure at that speed it would also run hot, consume more power and break sooner.
     
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    jcovelli Notebook Deity

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    there are quite a few 10,000 rpm notebook hds out right now...
     
    jcovelli, Aug 18, 2008
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  5. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    they are significantly faster, raptor drives always top the benchmark chart.
     
    tianxia, Aug 18, 2008
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