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    Vaio AR520 , internal 4200 rpm disk and external 7200 rpm disk

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by IlanD, Sep 26, 2007.

  1. IlanD

    IlanD Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys ,
    I own a Vaio VGN-AR520E notebook .
    Since I have to deal a lot with video and graphical editing I thought to replace the original 200G 4200 rpm disk with a new one , biger and faster or to add a second drive .
    Then I've contacted Sony and asked their opinion and I was told that they are not recomment to make any changes in the hard drive configuration and as a solution they advised to add an external drive with a faster rpm through the i.LINK connection .
    Regarding it I would like ask you the following questions :

    1.Is the iLINK connection faster than USB2 ? As I remember , the data transfer amount through iLINK is 400Mbps and through USB2 is 480Mbps .

    2.Would the access time between the CPU and the external 7200 rpm drive be faster by using this connection than the access time to the internal 4200 rpm drive ?

    3.Does a such connection give better results for video editing than using the internal drive ?

    Thanks in advance !
     
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    IlanD Notebook Consultant

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    There is any way to coonect this notebook to an external hard drive through an eSATA connector ?
    Thanks
     
    IlanD, Sep 27, 2007
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