[CoLoCo] Laptops and 7200 RPM HDDs

[Chomafin]

Is the increase in heat negligible?
I always thought laptops came with the 5400 because of the excess heat that
comes from a 7200?
Another option you can look into is a SSD Drive.  They are more expensive
and smaller capacity, but having no moving parts makes them a good in
laptops.

On Dec 13, 2007 9:53 AM, Mitch Mahan <mitch at kci.net> wrote:

>  In my experience I've noticed the increase in just about every aspect of
> performance.
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> Get the 7200.
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> - Mitch
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> *From:* ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:
> ubuntu-us-co-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] *On Behalf Of *David Overcash
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:49 AM
> *To:* Ubuntu Colorado Local Community Team
> *Subject:* [CoLoCo] Laptops and 7200 RPM HDDs
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>
> Hey guys,
> So I'm at the point to where I have to purchase a new laptop again and
> I've been doing my regular homework.  I've found some really nice deals but
> the point I'm stuck on is concerning whether or not it's worth getting a
> 7200 RPM hard drive or to just stick with the 5400 RPM.  Considering that
> I'm going to be a mostly mobile user but I still demand fairly good machine
> performance (thus the nvidia graphics instead of intel and 2 GB of RAM) I'm
> not sure if I should sacrifice my battery power for a bit faster hard drive
> access.
>
> Have any of you used a laptop with a 7200 RPM HDD and noticed a
> substantial performance boost that truly warranted the drop in battery
> life?  Was it while you were gaming or doing simply "work" related stuff
> such as word processing, internet communications, and file browsing?
>
> Thanks guys!
> -David
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