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    inspiron 1520 with 7200rpm or 5400 rpm?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pcteck, Sep 19, 2007.

  1. pcteck

    pcteck Notebook Enthusiast

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    help me choose im thinking about getting the 7200 rpm but im worried about heat, noise,battery life issues on the 7200 rpm vs 5400 rpm hard drives, is there significant performance improvements over the 5400 rpm? im planning on gaming , watching movies , surf the net

    any 1520 owners with 7200 rpm hard drive can shed me some light ty
     
    pcteck, Sep 19, 2007
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    I believe a larger 5400 RPM HDD offsets the higher RPMs of a smaller 7200. Hard drives only affect load times in gaming/entertainment, not performance. In the end it's personal choice, really (size vs speed).
     
    thelazyone22, Sep 19, 2007
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    hi thelazyone22, ty for the quick response
    im either choosing the 160gb with 5400 rpm or the 7200 rpm with 120 gb at no extra cost! to me the extra size is not that important the speed, loading is more important . what im most concern about are the heat, noise, and battery life on the inspiron 1520 with 7200 rpm hard drive. could some one with the 1520 tell me if its ok to order the 7200 rpm ?
     
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    Lithus, Sep 19, 2007
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    pcteck Notebook Enthusiast

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    im sorry i need to decide to purchase asap i wasnt sure where to place the questions my apologies
     
    pcteck, Sep 19, 2007
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    Then check out the bottom of this page where it says: "similar threads". Or use the search function.
     
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    He's already repented his sins. We can let him go now.
     
    Lithus, Sep 19, 2007
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    He is a "RogueMonk" maybe he does not believe in repentance? If he felt like advising I think he almost always supports a faster HDD which I agree with, OP does not care about the extra space of 160GB so faster is better. I can not speak to the specifics of 1520 because I don't have. But it seems to me heat; battery and noise issues are very minor between 7200rpm and 5400rpm.
     
    powerpack, Sep 19, 2007
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    Yes...a faster HD is one of the best upgrades you can make. Why? Because its performance increase is felt and used everytime the HD is accessed.
     
    RogueMonk, Sep 20, 2007
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