Apple replaced my 5400rpm with a 7200rpm should i expect a battery hit?

My Macbook Pro hard-drive died few days ago after just 3 months of purchase and at last it has come back but to my surprise my original 500GB 5400rpm has been replaced with a 500GB 7200rpm hard-drive.

My Macbook Pro model is the early 2011 with the 6750M 1GB since everything is stock right now i will need to install Windows 7 via bootcamp again and do all the dam customizations again

For the people who have changed their stock 5400rpm HDD's to 7200rpm did you notice any drop in battery life? Also does the faster RPM mean i need to be more careful not to tilt it while its running a game/movie....

 

You would be looking at a very small increase in power consumption going from 5400 >> 7200. I'd still go for the 7200.

 

It's not really a noticeable difference i'd say.. The only difference that would be worth mentioning is that noise might be louder with the 7200rpm, though i doubt you'll notice it, just saying
It's definately gonna be faster anyhow..

And no, you do not need to think about being careful with a 7200rpm drive, AFAIK all MacBooks has motion sensors, so you're safe either way, it will simply protect itself if it senses that you will drop it or do any sudden movement with it.

 

You will likely notice nothing. Some 7200rpm drives are more efficient and quieter than some 5400rpm drives. You may lose a couple minutes of battery life or gain a couple. It might a touch louder or even a touch quieter. Don't worry about it. No issue.

 

When I replaced my MBP's stock 5400 rpm Hitachi HDD with a 7200 rpm Hitachi HDD, I noticed an increase in noise but not a decrease in battery life.

 

Would upgrading the hard drive to a 7200 rpm one be worth it?

 

No. I noticed minimal performance gains. It was faster, but not night-and-day. I primarily upgraded because the 5400 rpm one was old, too small, and making funny noises.

 

There isn't really a huge price difference between 5400/7200 to warrant saying go with whatever is cheaper unless you are on some budget. Considering your hard drive died, and you need a new drive, I'd just say go with the 7200.

 

Not a big difference but still a difference. If I had a 5400 drive I wouldn't swap it for a 7200, I'd buy a SSD.

 

well he's not swapping it out so to speak. his old one died. apple replaced it with a 7200rpm one, can't really complain there.

 

Just noticed the other question of whether you need to be more delicate with a machine that has a 7200 rpm HDD...I've never heard that you do, so I think the answer would be no. The speed the HDD is spinning doesn't seem to me to be related to how sturdy it is to shocks and jolts.

Basically, I think a bit of extra HDD noise is the only downside, and modest performance gains are the upside. All in all, I certainly wouldn't be bummed about anything but the time spent reinstalling Win 7.

 

The new hard-drive is a Seagate Momentus ST9500423AS 7200rpm with 16MB buffer. I like the replacement overall since it was a free upgrade will upgrade to a SSD when its cheaper and 500GB+ is avalible.

The HDD noise and vibrations is a bit more than earlier but the extra noise is no issue at at. The vibrations are a bit more than i would have liked this would certainly be noticeable when gaming.

I have yet to note any battery impact.