5400rpm vs 7200rpm external hdd w/ firewire800

[chuckflip53]

I'm currently looking for a portable external HDD with firewire800 capabilities - was just wondering if the 800mbits/sec data transfer rate would be affected by the diff rpm rates of these hdd's?

 

[miles01110]

You're never going to get 800 mbits/sec anyways, so why worry?

 

[chuckflip53]

You're never going to get 800 mbits/sec anyways, so why worry?

I'm not worrying, and judging by your response, I should opt for the 5400rpm hdd then?

 

[pismobrat]

Hi

Get 7200RPM.

And despite the the comment above you can max out Firewire800. I can do that with a single 1TB 72000 Seagate Drive.

7200RPM gives that extra zip for access time. But if your just streaming movies and the drive is a better price you will be fine.