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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
New Seagate Momentus Hard Drive 7200.4
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 842250" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Huh? Would you mind interpreting all that as SATA drives do not have jumpers.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> ?</p><p></p><p>To the OP:</p><p></p><p>I just changed out the hard drive in my MacBook to a WD Scorpio 7200 RPM 320 GB model from the stock Hitachi 5400 RPM 160 GB.</p><p></p><p>My boot time likewise increased around 15 seconds or so = It takes approximately 45 to 50 seconds whereas before it was around 30 to 35 seconds.</p><p></p><p>I attribute that to the larger internal disk cache and possibly the time it takes for the system to read the disk (since it's larger). However, once it's up and running, it's noticeably faster and quiet. I don't use my machine much as a portable so have not really measured battery time.</p><p></p><p>How many times a day do you boot your machine anyway? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 842250, member: 46727"] Huh? Would you mind interpreting all that as SATA drives do not have jumpers.... :o ? To the OP: I just changed out the hard drive in my MacBook to a WD Scorpio 7200 RPM 320 GB model from the stock Hitachi 5400 RPM 160 GB. My boot time likewise increased around 15 seconds or so = It takes approximately 45 to 50 seconds whereas before it was around 30 to 35 seconds. I attribute that to the larger internal disk cache and possibly the time it takes for the system to read the disk (since it's larger). However, once it's up and running, it's noticeably faster and quiet. I don't use my machine much as a portable so have not really measured battery time. How many times a day do you boot your machine anyway? :) Regards. [/QUOTE]
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