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JW8725
Jul 15, 2005, 04:58 AM
I understand some mac minis shipped with HDs of 4200 RPM and some with 5400 RPM? How can I find out which speed I have? Any ideas?


yellow
Jul 15, 2005, 05:02 AM
One way would be to use System Profiler to look at the model number of the hard drive and then look it up on the manufacturer's website..
JW8725
Jul 15, 2005, 05:18 AM
Whos the manufacturer? Anyway heres what I found:
JW8725
Jul 15, 2005, 05:36 AM
Ok this is what google came up with:


Model Number:ST9808210A
Capacity:80 GB
Speed:4200 rpm
Seek time:12.5 ms avg
Interface:Ultra ATA/100


Man the HD's sooo getting upgraded! 4200 rpm? Prehistoric! :eek:
yellow
Jul 15, 2005, 09:50 AM
4200 rpm? Prehistoric!

You get what you pay for.. ;)
JW8725
Jul 15, 2005, 10:03 AM
You get what you pay for.. ;)

Well I paid over £700
hhlee
Jul 15, 2005, 10:31 AM
Ok this is what google came up with:


Model Number:ST9808210A
Capacity:80 GB
Speed:4200 rpm
Seek time:12.5 ms avg
Interface:Ultra ATA/100


Man the HD's sooo getting upgraded! 4200 rpm? Prehistoric! :eek:


with the mini's tiny form factor - i'd consider the possibility of overheating if you put too fast of a drive in. may not matter so much since people have put 7200rpm drives in powerbooks but just something to consider before you dive in.
yellow
Jul 15, 2005, 10:42 AM
Well I paid over £700

Be that as it may, it is the lowest end model of Mac. So componants are as cheap as cheap can be. I agree that I'd be careful how fast a hard drive I put in, there's no telling how much heat a 7200RPM drive will generate and how the mini can cope. I imagine there's some info out there on xlr8yourmac or some such site..