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    1520 with 7200 rpm or5400

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jpep13, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. jpep13

    jpep13 Notebook Consultant

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    Is the 7200 actually faster and it has more heat which is not to good for the laptop?
     
    jpep13, Jul 31, 2007
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  2. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    yes. But the heat is obviously not an issue, otherwise dell won't use it. It's just that battery life will be less.
     
    f4ding, Jul 31, 2007
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  3. jonnyjon

    jonnyjon Notebook Enthusiast

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    7200 is whats gonna really make ur laptop go faster not the processor
     
    jonnyjon, Jul 31, 2007
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Depends what you do, but it generally does generate a bit more heat due to the speed of the revolutions.
     
    coriolis, Jul 31, 2007
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  5. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

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    Much faster, very much worth it!

    Although it does create a SMALL amount of additional heat, and an even smaller amount of energy. It may raise your components a few degrees, and lower your battery life by like 5-10 minutes...
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 31, 2007
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  6. Jovan

    Jovan Notebook Consultant

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    lol well i didn't get it on mine, i guess ill be a little in the stone age
     
    Jovan, Jul 31, 2007
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  7. TuxDude

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    I doubt there will be much noticeable difference between the 5400 RPM and the 7200 RPM in laptops....
     
    TuxDude, Jul 31, 2007
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  8. Stella

    Stella Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Six months ago when I was buying my M1210 everyone said the 7200 RPM drives weren't much faster and now everyone says the performance increase is quite noticeable. It's really a personal choice--if you don't game or transfer a lot of really large files, it probably won't matter very much to you. Still, the faster drive will give you slightly faster load times.
     
    Stella, Jul 31, 2007
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  9. TuxDude

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    Yeah you are right in one way.... the 7200 RPM (and higher ones) will be the only ones available for laptops in a couple of years and 5400 RPMs would be history by then....

    The performance difference will be noticeable when doing some large data transfers like you said (and may be also while playing games) but those situations are less frequent for me . Here in India the price difference between the 5400 RPM and 7200 RPM is very high and it will definitely blow a hole in my pocket and so I got no other choice but to stick with a 5400 RPM one :(
     
    TuxDude, Jul 31, 2007
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