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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
5400rpm vs. 7200rpm?
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<blockquote data-quote="nZa" data-source="post: 515430" data-attributes="member: 39799"><p>It's a speed difference you'll definately notice.</p><p></p><p>I can't seem to locate it now, but when I was looking to get my MBP, I located a review on <a href="http://www.tomshardware.com" target="_blank">www.tomshardware.com</a> on notebook hard drives, and concluded that (among the same brands) 7200rpm drives used more power AND ran hotter.</p><p></p><p>However, for example, a Hitachi 7200rpm hard drive might use less power and run cooler than a WesternDigital 5400rpm hard drive. There's really no way to know which will be true between two different brands of hard drives. Everything you read where the HD companies are claiming that there's no difference, 95% of the time they're comparing the newest 7200 drives to the older model 5400 drives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nZa, post: 515430, member: 39799"] It's a speed difference you'll definately notice. I can't seem to locate it now, but when I was looking to get my MBP, I located a review on [url]www.tomshardware.com[/url] on notebook hard drives, and concluded that (among the same brands) 7200rpm drives used more power AND ran hotter. However, for example, a Hitachi 7200rpm hard drive might use less power and run cooler than a WesternDigital 5400rpm hard drive. There's really no way to know which will be true between two different brands of hard drives. Everything you read where the HD companies are claiming that there's no difference, 95% of the time they're comparing the newest 7200 drives to the older model 5400 drives. [/QUOTE]
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