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    Intel Turbo + 5400rpm HDD

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by unk3, Jul 28, 2007.

  1. unk3

    unk3 Notebook Consultant

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    From what i heard, intel turbo helps shorten time of the hdd because it keeps the info in its cache. If someone got a 5400rpm HDD and turbo memory, is that performance just as good as somone who gets a 7200rpm HDD alone?

    Also, does anyone know if powernotebooks have turbo memory in stock?
     
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    email powernotebooks.
     
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    No, the performance won't be as good. It might help. Anandtech indicates that the main benefits are with battery life, as the HDD is able to spin down, but performance benefits are miniscule.
     
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    unk3 Notebook Consultant

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    I hear it will have a bigger effect once sp1 for vista comes out. Which i also hear will come out like 2009 :/
     
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    lol... I read somewhere that sp1 for vista should come out sometime in 2008, and sp3 for xp will come around Q1 2008... :rolleyes:
     
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    so does anyone think the turbo is a good idea to get?
     
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    I got the 7200rpm and the turbo, but if it's between 7200rpm and 5400rpm+turbo, go with 7200rpm.

    A faster hard drive is a time tested and proven way of increasing performance, not just with loading times as many would have you believe, but will help with any program that loads resources on the fly, or uses more than the amount of memory you've selected (due to the inevitable paging to the hard drive, something the turbo memory is supposed to help in theory). Everyone thought 512MB of RAM was perfect until the Planetside open beta. :p

    However, installing the turbo memory later might be a little bit of a hassle, so if you can afford the extra 40 bucks and have faith in Microsoft/Intel for driver improvements/service pack fix, go for it, but my suggestion is only after going for the faster hard drive.
     
    OtakuMark, Jul 29, 2007
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