Should i upgrade to 7200 rpm

Is hard drive upgrade from to RPM worthwhile? He doesn't use his home computer a lot as it is now, other than MSN, general surfing the net, and downloading music - i. Welcome any thoughts. IMO yes because it spins faster therefore retrieving info is better. But for his uses I don't believe it would matter.

I usually do the upgrade. For your situation, your son probably won't notice any difference between rpm vs rpm except for the fact the rpm HD might cost him 5 minutes of battery life and maybe is a tad hotter. The difference in load time for a light user like him would be slow and only happens when he opens up programs say powerpoint notes.

Once the program loads, he won't notice any difference at all. What you should focus on is how much weight he wants to carry around and size. Depending on the university, he might have to carry quite a bit of books e. The question is should I go with another drive or a ?

All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 5. Whichever one you decide on, update your BIOS to the latest before swapping out the drives, and do not forget to remove the IDE Adapter Plug from the 40gb and install it on pins of the gb if you want the drive to be properly recognized in BIOS and connected to the mainboard.

I have a 40gb rpm in my I and I could notice some increase in performance, but if I had it to do over, I would buy a rpm as the most "bang for your bucks". Thanks, leduke I would love to hear from others who've gone from RPM to Active 10 years, 4 months ago.

Viewed times. Improve this question. HD Tune results for read test: minimum Access time Laptop drive rotational speeds affect them differently since the platter size is smaller; a RPM laptop drive has performance comparable to a RPM desktop drive.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Rich Bradshaw Rich Bradshaw 6, 3 3 gold badges 29 29 silver badges 43 43 bronze badges. I use a drive in my Macbook as well and I'm happy.

One other disadvantage of drives though is that they use more battery power. True, though I haven't noticed a drop in battery life. Fans do run more though, but that might just be that I'm noticing it more.

I bought the GB Scorpio Black a long time ago. Would recommend it to anyone. Buying one of eBay may cost you a great deal more than the purchase price in the long run. In terms of rpm vs rpm please consider that rotational speed isn't everything.

The areal density of the HDD determines how fast data is accessed on each rotation of the disks. The areal density is a measure of how tightly the concentric tracks on the disk are packed: how many tracks can be placed down in inch of radius on the platters multiplied by the number of recording bits that can be squeezed into a length of each track in that inch along the radius.

In terms of the comparison with SSD drives, you learn the differences and make your decision on that basis. The SSD drives are faster, cooler and have no moving parts. They should last longer as there are no moving parts, but no one knows because they have not been around that long. The question you need to consider is how much disk capacity is sufficient for you. If it will work for you, go for it. If you need more disk capacity, SSD drives are available in larger capacities, too, but you will be paying a lot more for them dollar-wise.

You could buy several GB mechanical drives for that money. By then, actually, your computer will have been replaced several times, mechanical HDD technology will have improved by leaps and bounds, and neither you nor I nor any of us posting here may be around. No one can make that decision for you, and voting on the criteria you have set up may be helpful, but in the long run you will decide on the basis of what you think is best for you. Good luck. View answer in context. All replies Drop Down menu.

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