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    5400 vs 7200 RPM HDD battery life

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jfgdckkuu, Nov 30, 2006.

  1. jfgdckkuu

    jfgdckkuu Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    what is the overall system battery life with a 5400rpm harddrive as opposed to a 7200 rpm harddrive, how much of a hit to battery time is there with the faster drive?
     
    jfgdckkuu, Nov 30, 2006
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  2. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    This has been discussed to death already, please take advantage of the search feature.

    This thread has a lot of different views/opinions on the matter and is a good place to start.

    Short answer-little (a few minutes) to no difference in battery life.
     
    vespoli, Nov 30, 2006
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