Hard drive speed check

[JW8725]

I understand some mac minis shipped with HDs of 4200 RPM and some with 5400 RPM? How can I find out which speed I have? Any ideas?

 

[yellow]

One way would be to use System Profiler to look at the model number of the hard drive and then look it up on the manufacturer's website..

 

[JW8725]

Whos the manufacturer? Anyway heres what I found:

 

[JW8725]

Ok this is what google came up with:


Model Number:ST9808210A
Capacity:80 GB
Speed:4200 rpm
Seek time:12.5 ms avg
Interface:Ultra ATA/100


Man the HD's sooo getting upgraded! 4200 rpm? Prehistoric! 😱

 

[yellow]

4200 rpm? Prehistoric!

You get what you pay for.. 😉

 

[JW8725]

You get what you pay for.. 😉

Well I paid over £700

 

[hhlee]

Ok this is what google came up with:


Model Number:ST9808210A
Capacity:80 GB
Speed:4200 rpm
Seek time:12.5 ms avg
Interface:Ultra ATA/100


Man the HD's sooo getting upgraded! 4200 rpm? Prehistoric! 😱

with the mini's tiny form factor - i'd consider the possibility of overheating if you put too fast of a drive in. may not matter so much since people have put 7200rpm drives in powerbooks but just something to consider before you dive in.

 

[yellow]

Well I paid over £700

Be that as it may, it is the lowest end model of Mac. So componants are as cheap as cheap can be. I agree that I'd be careful how fast a hard drive I put in, there's no telling how much heat a 7200RPM drive will generate and how the mini can cope. I imagine there's some info out there on xlr8yourmac or some such site..