Dumb Question about 7200 RPM Drives

[thecoard]

Hey guys, quick question.

I know its dumb, but to make sure-the Macbook can handle a 7200 RPM drive right?

And if so, would you go with a 200GB 7200 RPM drive or a 5400 RPM 250GB drive? They're about the same with my Best Buy employee discount...so lend me some advice!

 

[Cave Man]

Yes, 7200 rpm drives are fine. I'd take a 200/7200 over a 250/5400, but I would take a 320/5400 over a 200/7200.

 

[Kalafut]

Hey guys, quick question.

I know its dumb, but to make sure-the Macbook can handle a 7200 RPM drive right?

And if so, would you go with a 200GB 7200 RPM drive or a 5400 RPM 250GB drive? They're about the same with my Best Buy employee discount...so lend me some advice!

my 7200 works just fine!

 

[Auzburner]

Go with 7200RPM - I LOVE mine!

 

[jvlog]

most people say get the 7200 RPM drive but when i got my MBP 50 extre gigs sounded more useful to me than the extra speed, so if there almost the same price I'd say just go with what ever you think would be more useful.
apple notebooks are already fast as hell to begin with

 

[fewture]

7200rpm!!

you will notice the speed and appreciate it.

And yes its fine

 

[foshizzle]

I'd Wait until these 320gb 7200 come out. Fujitsu, WD, and seagate have all announced them for release this summer.

 

[fluidedge]

will a 7200rpm drive work in an iBook G4 12" (circa november 2004)

 

[Mpulsive81]

My macbook loves 7200, but my battery hates it!

It's not too big of a difference in battery life, u should be alright

 

[Cave Man]

will a 7200rpm drive work in an iBook G4 12" (circa november 2004)

I don't think there are any 7200 rpm PATA notebook drives made. It would take one if you can find one.

 

[Deej]

Is 5400 -> 7200 rpm really that different?

 

[Smighty24]

what is the max HD size you can put in a macbook??? and what would be a good HD to get???

 

[Cave Man]

Is 5400 -> 7200 rpm really that different?

Depends on the metric you're interested in and the platter density.

 

[Cave Man]

what is the max HD size you can put in a macbook??? and what would be a good HD to get???

The largest currently available is 500 gb Samsung.

 

[RaceTripper]

My macbook loves 7200, but my battery hates it!

It's not too big of a difference in battery life, u should be alright

The new Hitachi Travelstar 7K320 requires no more power than a 5400 RPM drive. It also has a 16 MB cache. I have one ordered for my MBP.

 

[dal20402]

I don't think there are any 7200 rpm PATA notebook drives made. It would take one if you can find one.

There are 7200 rpm PATA drives around, but not in sizes bigger than 100 GB.

On modern high-capacity drives, 7200 rpm only makes a small difference in raw transfer speed. The bigger difference comes from the lower latency. So you'll notice more difference in boot times and application launch times than you will in file copies.

 

[Cave Man]

There are 7200 rpm PATA drives around, but not in sizes bigger than 100 GB.

That's interesting to know. Where could I find one?

 

[rowr]

Hey guys, quick question.

I know its dumb, but to make sure-the Macbook can handle a 7200 RPM drive right?

And if so, would you go with a 200GB 7200 RPM drive or a 5400 RPM 250GB drive? They're about the same with my Best Buy employee discount...so lend me some advice!

Absolutely. I have a Hitachi 7K200 160GB disk and the difference is like night and day. The best money I have spent on peripherals.

 

[ifanmartin]

I don't think there are any 7200 rpm PATA notebook drives made. It would take one if you can find one.

is PATA same as IDE?

 

[marco007]

is PATA same as IDE?

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f07d99f4fa74c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

ATA/PATA 7200RPM HDD

 

[Cave Man]

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f07d99f4fa74c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

ATA/PATA 7200RPM HDD

That drive is no longer in production.

 

[Cave Man]

is PATA same as IDE?

For all intents and purposes, yes.