7200 or 2.53 ?

[crick3r]

7200rpm or 2.53GHz?
What do you think affect more daily performance? I understand that it depends if I use processor intensive software or huge files. What I am looking for is something like:
- If you change the harddisk you get a X% improvemente
- If the processor is faster you get x%
Any tips?

 

[tcmacintosh]

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[Moriarty]

I'd say 7200 hard drive is better in the short run.

But it's better to get the 2.53 GHz (or even 2.8) if you plan to keep the computer for a long time. It's easy to upgrade to a big 7200 drive later on (1TB in a year or two?) or an SSD in a few years when they are cheaper and super-fast. You can't just pop in a new processor like that.