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17-07-2008, 09:40 PM
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I have the same sentiment as everyone else - definitely worth the faster hdd - despite that meaning a smaller hdd.
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17-07-2008, 09:55 PM
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Anyone know any MSY-like places to get a 7,200 rpm drive as they don't seem to indicate their availability.
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18-07-2008, 08:20 AM
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staticICE :: Australia's comprehensive computer hardware and gadget price comparison search engine is your answer.
The price of the 7200rpm and 5400rpm 320gb drives has dropped a bit since I bought mine - fark they are cheap now! Although the 7200rpm version still carries a ~$90 premium over the 5400.
nb: I gave up on MSY a while a go, I don't mind paying an extra $10 if it means I don't waste my time waiting in line not knowing if they have stock or not, they never seem to answer the phone.
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18-07-2008, 08:58 AM
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Anyone know any MSY-like places to get a 7,200 rpm drive as they don't seem to indicate their availability.
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Try - UMart 
They're in Brisbane so you'll be up for some freight.
I see you're local to Melbourne, so try Scorpion Technology
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18-07-2008, 11:47 AM
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I had a 7200rpm 200Gb drive in my MBP and replaced it with a Samsung Spinpoint M6 500Gb. I wanted space over speed. It is a tad slower but having 465 odd Gb at my fingertips is far better.
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23-07-2008, 06:14 PM
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They will do it - the fee is about $150 @ CompNow to replace the drive if you provide your own if I recall correctly.
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24-07-2008, 02:34 PM
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Took 15' to replace 200GB 7200 HDD (bought for $200). Instruction as followed Installing Hard Drive Replacement |
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24-07-2008, 02:40 PM
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In all honesty if you have the option of getting 7200 over 5400 you shouldn't even CONSIDER taking the 5400. The difference is very noticable... i mean it is 1/3 faster what would you expect ?
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25-07-2008, 08:57 AM
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In all honesty if you have the option of getting 7200 over 5400 you shouldn't even CONSIDER taking the 5400. The difference is very noticable... i mean it is 1/3 faster what would you expect ?
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Numbers my friend aren't always interpreted as real world speed. Data density plays role here too. |
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25-07-2008, 09:10 AM
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There's no way you get a 33% speed boost just for having the 7200 rpm drive. Check out Barefeats, they did a test recently of 500GB 5400s vs. 320GB 7200s.
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25-07-2008, 09:29 AM
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In all honesty if you have the option of getting 7200 over 5400 you shouldn't even CONSIDER taking the 5400. The difference is very noticable... i mean it is 1/3 faster what would you expect ?
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And also, Vista has twice as many features as Leopard, so it must be twice as good! 
Not only do you not get a 33% performance increase (across the board), you have other issues, like more noise. I like my computers to be as quiet as possible, and in general, the faster the drive (in spindle speed), the noisier it is. I know that the last gen of 7200rpm 2.5" HDDs were noticeably louder than the 5400rpm drives - does anyone know what the noise situation with the current gen is? (if you aren't irritated by computer noise, don't answer, quiet-freaks only  )
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25-07-2008, 09:31 AM
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Numbers my friend aren't always interpreted as real world speed. Data density plays role here too.
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And due to the density factor, the same money can get you a 5400RPM that is significantly larger than the same money in a 7200RPM drive, which means it's only slightly slower overall. For certain types of heavy HDD usage, 7200RPM wins hands down, but for most people, it's a far better choice getting a bigger 5400RPM drive.
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25-07-2008, 09:31 AM
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Yes , I'd have to agree with the last two comments too. Real world usage is the only true result you can use not theoretical. I know on my Pismo, the 7200 is faster than the old 5400 but probably only around 10% faster. On a newer machine I don't think you would even see this difference.
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26-07-2008, 09:15 AM
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I would agree with what the other guys above me said. A 500gb 5400rpm will probably be much faster in real life than a 160gb 7200rpm simply because of density. Put it this way there is speed, size, cheapness. You can only pick two the price of a 7200rpm over a 5400rpm is a fairly large chunk. For sure a 7200rpm disk will be the fastest but it's probably not by a massive amount, it's a case of diminishing returns. Give it a bit of time of course and 7200rpm will be cheaper, that is until ssd becomes more commonplace |
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