Ok, well thanks for all the insightful responses.
It seems that on balance I'd be better off getting a 5400 drive in the interests of battery life and investing in more ram if I want better day-to-day performance.
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Originally posted by mdriftmeyer
Come again?
I think he means that larger drives are higher density and therefore have a higher data access rate for the same rotational speed.
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Originally posted by Bergermeister
What, Socrates, do you plan on using the drive for? It's your main machine, but if you mainly type emmail, then it won't really make a difference.
Faster drives work better for audio...
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Originally posted by Xool
For your average user I'd think the larger drive would be better.
If you don't mind a slightly less efficient battery, you want a little more speed, and an extra 20 GB doesn't entice you, the 7200...
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I really don't want this to sound rude...
Well, I was going to reply to that but I think Shalmaneser made my point for me. Cheers :-)
I notice that Apple advertise a 7200rpm hard drive as a BTO option on the new powerbooks, but you have to choose between that or a larger 5400rpm drive.
Can someone give some opinion as to the real-world performance difference the...
