D901C / NP9262 Idle Temperatures

If you are playing a game that is loading off of a HDD, the loading aspects will be faster, yes. However, when dealing with 42 vs 65 degrees Celcius, we're talking about the stability and lifespan of the HDD. Attached are the HD Tune tests I did on my HDD's. For me, it's not really a free replacement. It's part of the warranty. However, instead of exchanging it for the same one, I am getting a $5 cheaper HDD that ends up being identical to the other HDD I have already. Since I'll have 2 320GB 5.4k's, I might as well take advantage of Raid 0. I use external HDD's to back up all my vital data also, so using Raid 1 would not be very feasible for me.

Results:
(I ran multiple tests with consistent results for both HDD's)

Seagate 200GB, 7,200 RPM, SATAII (300), 16MB cache (OS HDD)
Transfer Rate:
Min: 29.4 MB/sec
Max: 66.1 MB/sec
Avg: 51.8 MB/sec
Access Time: 14.6 ms
Burst Rate: 78.6 MB/sec
CPU Usage: 3.5%

Toshiba 320GB, 5,400 RPM, SATAII (300), 8MB cache (Storage HDD)
Transfer Rate:
Min: 30.6 MB/sec
Max: 61.5 MB/sec
Avg: 49.5 MB/sec
Access Time: 18.2 ms
Burst Rate: 72.9 MB/sec
CPU Usage: 4.1%

I limited the amount of processes running. However, you can see a bit of wavering in the transfer rate with the OS HDD. However, this will only throw off the average slightly.