http://laptoping.com/laptops-hard-drives-speed-also-matters.html Notebooks, Tablets, UMPCs, Laptop-Like Devices - News, Reviews, Deals Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://laptoping.com/laptops-hard-drives-speed-also-matters.html#comment-14743 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:14:31 +0000 http://laptoping.com/laptops-hard-drives-speed-also-matters.html#comment-14743 Cnet.com and also PC Magazine found that a 7200RPM hard drive offered no significant speed advantage [typcially 10%] over a 5400 RPM drive. Also, a 4200RPM drive is only about 5-10% slower than a 5400RPM drive but uses about 14% less juice. Though those figures vary between model, this is typically so when one's buying a notebook, look for a large 5400RPM drive instead of a 7200RPM one. Cnet.com and also PC Magazine found that a 7200RPM hard drive offered no significant speed advantage [typcially 10%] over a 5400 RPM drive. Also, a 4200RPM drive is only about 5-10% slower than a 5400RPM drive but uses about 14% less juice. Though those figures vary between model, this is typically so when one’s buying a notebook, look for a large 5400RPM drive instead of a 7200RPM one.

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