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500GB @ 7200 rpm OR 750GB @ 5200 rpm?
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A bigger drive is faster if all else is equal. Which it is not (7200 vs. 5200 rpm). So the 500 GB will be a bit faster. The 750 GB is bigger obviously. How much hard drive space do you need? Music collection, video collection, photos are usually the big ones and everything else is practically nil. So if you think you are getting anywhere near say 400 GB then I'd go for the bigger drive. If not, take the smaller.
Avoid slower RPM. It makes the entire experience worse. Look into getting 750 GB 7200 RPM or better, otherwise make do with the 500 GB 7200 RPM and move some of your files to an external USB or Firewire drive.
I upgraded the 160 GB 5400 RPM drive in my Macbook to a 500 GB 7200 RPM / 4 GB SSD Hybrid and it's like having a new machine.
Is that one of them SATA drives? I'm tempted to go for a smaller driver which is faster (500GB @ 7,200rpm); but I've just researched that the SATA's have a few teeting problems; http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-core-sata-64gb-solid-state-drive-review/2 but review was written a few years ago so hopefully they're cool now???
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Definitely go with 7200RPM, its a lot faster than 5400RPM. If you can afford, I'd recommend SSD. It makes things super snappy..