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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
7200rpm vs 5400rpm
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<blockquote data-quote="alexknibb" data-source="post: 679776" data-attributes="member: 50738"><p>OK, granted, I've not used both, but I went for the 5400rpm drive myself, so I thought I'd share my experience...</p><p></p><p>I've got the 2.5ghz MBP that you're looking at and decided not to go for the 7200 drive because I was (to be honest) already spending way beyond my budget. I'm filling up my HDD at a rate of knots, and as I'm going to purchase Logic Pro 8 soon, that's going to take me to within 50gb of the hard drive capacity. And Logic Pro 8 is going to set me back exactly £250. From my point of view, if I'd seen your deal, I'd have thought <em>"I sacrifice a little speed, but I essentially get 50gb more space and a free copy of Logic Pro 8"</em>, which, if I were in your shoes, would've sealed the deal <em>for me</em>.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2p worth, but if there's some expensive software you've been pining for, might be worth thinking about...</p><p></p><p>Either way, a MacBook Pro is a beautiful thing, and whichever you go for, you'll love it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alexknibb, post: 679776, member: 50738"] OK, granted, I've not used both, but I went for the 5400rpm drive myself, so I thought I'd share my experience... I've got the 2.5ghz MBP that you're looking at and decided not to go for the 7200 drive because I was (to be honest) already spending way beyond my budget. I'm filling up my HDD at a rate of knots, and as I'm going to purchase Logic Pro 8 soon, that's going to take me to within 50gb of the hard drive capacity. And Logic Pro 8 is going to set me back exactly £250. From my point of view, if I'd seen your deal, I'd have thought [I]"I sacrifice a little speed, but I essentially get 50gb more space and a free copy of Logic Pro 8"[/I], which, if I were in your shoes, would've sealed the deal [I]for me[/I]. Just my 2p worth, but if there's some expensive software you've been pining for, might be worth thinking about... Either way, a MacBook Pro is a beautiful thing, and whichever you go for, you'll love it. :) [/QUOTE]
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