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<blockquote data-quote="kaidomac" data-source="post: 216358" data-attributes="member: 15110"><p>The speed difference is very noticeable. Check out my MacBook site for the latest hard drive information:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.wiredbynature.org/comp/mac/macbook/mods.php#Harddrive" target="_blank">http://www.wiredbynature.org/comp/mac/macbook/mods.php#Harddrive</a></p><p></p><p>Basically, the bigger hard drive you get, the slower it will go. The current biggest hard drive for laptops is 200gb, but it's 4200rpm. The next biggest is 160gb in 5400rpm, but it is not released in an SATA version yet. After that is the 120gb 5400rpm model. The fastest hard drive is 7200rpm, available in up to 100gb capacities. There is a noticeable difference between 4200rpm, 5400rpm, and 7200rpm. 5400rpm is a nice mid-range if you need capacity. For your situation, I would suggest ordering a MacBook with the 120gb hard drive from Apple, and then building your own 2.5" portable hard drive using a 160gb 5400rpm ATA drive and a Macally ATA 2.5" Firewire/USB case. This way you don't have to lug a power adapter around with you because most 2.5" external hard drives can run off USB bus power. Links to those are here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817146604" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817146604</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148073" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148073</a></p><p></p><p>You can get away with this a little cheaper if you use a 120gb 2.5" drive, since the 160gb drives currently command a premium. This will give you over 200 gigs of portable, on-the-go storage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaidomac, post: 216358, member: 15110"] The speed difference is very noticeable. Check out my MacBook site for the latest hard drive information: [url]http://www.wiredbynature.org/comp/mac/macbook/mods.php#Harddrive[/url] Basically, the bigger hard drive you get, the slower it will go. The current biggest hard drive for laptops is 200gb, but it's 4200rpm. The next biggest is 160gb in 5400rpm, but it is not released in an SATA version yet. After that is the 120gb 5400rpm model. The fastest hard drive is 7200rpm, available in up to 100gb capacities. There is a noticeable difference between 4200rpm, 5400rpm, and 7200rpm. 5400rpm is a nice mid-range if you need capacity. For your situation, I would suggest ordering a MacBook with the 120gb hard drive from Apple, and then building your own 2.5" portable hard drive using a 160gb 5400rpm ATA drive and a Macally ATA 2.5" Firewire/USB case. This way you don't have to lug a power adapter around with you because most 2.5" external hard drives can run off USB bus power. Links to those are here: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817146604[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148073[/url] You can get away with this a little cheaper if you use a 120gb 2.5" drive, since the 160gb drives currently command a premium. This will give you over 200 gigs of portable, on-the-go storage. [/QUOTE]
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