7400rmp or 5400rmp

Which one would you pick?

100 GB @ 7200rmp Sata Hard Drive
120 GB @ 5200rmp Sata Hard Drive

 

What is the price point here?

 

I would go with the 100 GB @ 7200 RPM if price is not a factor here for the extra speed. External HD or burning DVD backups are always an option for more space.

 

Price isn't exactly a problem.

Its for a e1505 (6400 CAN) btw
the only price that it gives me is the 100 GB is $150 more then the 120 GB

 

Well it depends on your needs. The 7200 RPM will mean slightly faster seek times for say files that are saved on your hard drives like games, pictures, etc. If you don't mind waiting an extra second or two here and there, then the 5400 RPM should be OK for you.

It comes down to whether or not you are willing to spend $150 for a few seconds here and there. I personally paid it, but it's not a big deal to many.

 

Well what do you think would be better to spend $100 when configurating.

upgrade from 100g 5400 hd to 100 gig 7200 rpm hd

OR

uprade from 1 gig of DDR2/667 to 2 gigs of DDR2/667?

 

more ram for sure

 

I say more RAM and a tip too, many have said that the 7200RPM drives will generate way more heat, and I also think they may use more battery since they spin way faster.

 

That topic has been throughly discussed here, and both claims are false. A 7200RPM HDD dosent create any noticeable more heat than a 5400, and the difference in battery usage is so small it really dosent count. They are the same excpt for that the 7200, like already said, will give you faster load times in everything, and speed up the boot sequence.

 

as above poster has said, neither of these are true.

 

Well, if you think a desktop's 7200rpm hard drive is slow enough, consider something slower than that.

 

I have a 100gb 7200rpm drive, and at least for me, I find that it makes more noise than my other laptop with 5400rpm. It might be an isolated incident, but it is just something to consider. Also, while the 7200 loads windows a little faster, the average user will not notice much of a difference when you are actually in windows. If the 5400rpm. Just my two cents

 

You probably have the hitachi 7200rpm hard drive which are prone to have little clicking noises. Seagate is better in terms of noise. It all depends on the Brand and design.

 

Yes, I do in fact have a a Hitachi travelstar series hard drive. I used to have a Seagate Momentus before my laptop screwed when I was reformatting, so Dell replaced it for me. I don't think it is that much louder than the Seagate one I had. Regardless, IMHO it is not worth paying $150 more to get a 7200rpm hard drive with less capacity. For that much money, you can buy your own 7200rpm SATA hard drive from newegg...

 

I think the money would be better spent on RAM if you had to choose between the two.

 

if you have to choose between the two upgrades you should pribably go with the ram, you really notice a better performance with ram than wiht the faster HD

 

I elected to get the 60gig HD @7200RPM over the 100gig HD @ 5400RPM for $10 more figuring, as someome said, I could always add an external HD if I needed more space or copy my photos and videos ect. to DVD.