That's why Apple is so much more profitable than any other computer maker. They charge premium prices for everything. A comparable ThinkPad is exactly 48% less expensive. I know I use both. I prefer Apple, and I pay a lot for them.
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5400 vs. 7200 RPM
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I replaced the internal HD with a Seagate 500 GB 7200 drive and it's been flawless so far (touch wood).
No vibration, no noise, no noticeable increase in heat and no hit on battery life. Have to say though that I haven't noticed any speed gains either, I just went with a 7200 because on paper it was faster so seemed logical to go for it.
The best thing is fitting all my music, movies, software and files on it whilst still having a decent sized partition for when I have to use Windows.
No vibration, no noise, no noticeable increase in heat and no hit on battery life. Have to say though that I haven't noticed any speed gains either, I just went with a 7200 because on paper it was faster so seemed logical to go for it.
The best thing is fitting all my music, movies, software and files on it whilst still having a decent sized partition for when I have to use Windows.
Hi, Can someone please answer my question?! Which is better, the hitachi 500gb 5400 rpm or the seagate 500gb 7200 rpm? Hence should i get the new MBP i7 in store wiith 5400 rpm or order it with 7200 rpm?? Thats + $50 and 10 days wait, worth it?????
Thanx
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ST9500420ASG - Seagate Momentus 7200.4 w/ g-force sensor
Mine is revision 0008APM2
Buy today or order and wait
there have been some great posts in this forum about 5400 compare to 7200 drives. If I could go to the apple store and buy a 7200 I would. The question I would like opinions on is this. If you could get a 17" with a 500g 5400 drive today or order a 7200 and wait @ 2 weeks what would you do and why. One minute I think I will order, then next minute I will buy today and when the ssd drives drop in price in the future replace it.
there have been some great posts in this forum about 5400 compare to 7200 drives. If I could go to the apple store and buy a 7200 I would. The question I would like opinions on is this. If you could get a 17" with a 500g 5400 drive today or order a 7200 and wait @ 2 weeks what would you do and why. One minute I think I will order, then next minute I will buy today and when the ssd drives drop in price in the future replace it.
Ditto, I always swap out the base 5400 drive in a laptop with a 7200 (usually a bigger one than the stock size, too).
That's what i'm gna do, but which 500GB 7200 rpm should I replace it with? Any recomadations? Is there any new ones coming out anytime soon?
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This worries me. I ordered a CTO i7 with the 7200 rpm drive, but have just now seen all the problems people have had with this specific drive.
Anyone confirm/deny this on the new 2010 Macbook Pros?
Newegg is running a promo on the Seagate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=7200rpm_2.5"_500gb-_-22-148-374-_-Product
I have a Vertex SSD in my 15" MacBook Pro. If you place it on your lap and watch and Youtube Video or engage in a Skype Video call that laptop will get pretty damn hot whether you have a 7200 RPM HDD or a SSD in it. If it is sitting on the desk and you are not watching any videos or playing any games you won't notice too much of a difference though it will be a bit cooler.
thanks for the link. OOne question that pops into my mind is if I go with the 5400rpm apple drive, buy the hitachi 7200rpm 500GB for 80 bucks, and buy an externl HD for the apple that supports FIREWIRE, am I bottlenecked in the new 320GB external drive I have.
Looking at the chart, the 5400 rpm is about 75-80 read/write and firewire gets about 80Mb/s in real life so it seems ok. I just dont want to buy firewire and be bottlenecked by the slow 5400 rpm drive in my new external.
do u get what I mean? thanks!
Tom's Hardware benchmarks
I think I will finally get the default 5400
Btw where can I see in OSX the disk speed ?
Takes two steps... first, find the model number, then Google for it.
Use the Apple icon in the upper-left, select About This Mac, "More Info...", then look for the Serial-ATA info under Hardware for the model number. For example, mine says "FUJITSU MHW2160BHPL". I Google that and find out I have a 5400RPM drive. (The size info is in the System Profiler, but not the speed).
Hope this helps.
ok thanksTakes two steps... first, find the model number, then Google for it.
For example, mine says "FUJITSU MHW2160BHPL". I Google that and find out I have a 5400RPM drive. (The size info is in the System Profiler, but not the speed).
Hope this helps.
Hmm. And we know that they are putting Seagates in the new MBPs?
Also, I am worried about warranty type stuff. If the HD kills my computer, and I put the apple one back it when I sent it to applecare, will they know?
Also, what kind of differences do you see between the two? Mostly just load times for applications?
It might be fixed now but the Seagate drivers were freezing up and causing a whole bunch of woes...
http://www.macyourself.com/2009/08/12/fix-for-macbook-pro-7200rpm-hard-drive-beeps-clicks-freezes/
Also people here have noted that the Seagate tends to vibrate so you can feel the vibrations on the palmrest while the Hitachi doesn't do that.
http://www.macyourself.com/2009/08/12/fix-for-macbook-pro-7200rpm-hard-drive-beeps-clicks-freezes/
Also people here have noted that the Seagate tends to vibrate so you can feel the vibrations on the palmrest while the Hitachi doesn't do that.
In terms of noise, I'm editing about a 5 minutes sequence in FCP and I haven't any noise. Mostly my external drive fans. I'd say go with a faster drive, either DIY or a BTO. I don't feel comfortable opening a new mbp so i had apple do it, granted its more expensive but it's worth it for me.
Hmm. I guess I'm just looking for any excuse to just go to the store and grab one instead of waiting the 7-10 days in the mail...I know I should get the 7200. I don't have much experience with taking these things apart either so it would be nice to just have it in there.