benefit of using a 7200rpm hdd

halfmonkey · halfmonkey #1 (**permalink**)

08-15-2011, 12:17 PM

I saw this hdd from seagate and it advertises that the hard drive operates at 7200rpm and says that this speed will allow it to take advantage of the firewire 800 speed. Here's a link to view:

Mac portable drive | GoFlex Pro for Mac Ultra-Portable 7200RPM Drive | Seagate

Can someone chime in and confirm if this would actually yield any tangible benefit in the real world or if this is just marketing spin?

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #2 (**permalink**)

08-15-2011, 12:23 PM

Many hard drives used in computers are 5400rpm. The hard drive you're considering is 7200rpm. That's all you need to know.

Faster rpm's generally mean faster read/write times to/from the HD.

HTH,

- Nick

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Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,286 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	08-15-2011, 12:23 PM Many hard drives used in computers are 5400rpm. The hard drive you're considering is 7200rpm. That's all you need to know. Faster rpm's generally mean faster read/write times to/from the HD. HTH, - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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Member Since: Jan 02, 2009 Posts: 105	08-15-2011, 12:17 PM I saw this hdd from seagate and it advertises that the hard drive operates at 7200rpm and says that this speed will allow it to take advantage of the firewire 800 speed. Here's a link to view: Mac portable drive \| GoFlex Pro for Mac Ultra-Portable 7200RPM Drive \| Seagate Can someone chime in and confirm if this would actually yield any tangible benefit in the real world or if this is just marketing spin?
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