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Winter Charm

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Jul 31, 2008
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I was looking at the macbook and macbook pro @ apple.com and i was wondering how much of a difference in boot time and speed the 5400 RPM and 7200 RPM Drives make...

If any of you that own a macbook in which you replaced your 5400 RPM drive with a 7200 RPM drive could tell me how much it really helped... i would appreciate it :D

Thank you!
 

alphaod

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Feb 9, 2008
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Compared to the 5400RPM drive, the 7200RPM of the same capacity:
  • Faster read/write
  • Lower access times
  • Lower seek times
  • More read/write cache
  • Higher overall performance
 

Winter Charm

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Jul 31, 2008
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Compared to the 5400RPM drive, the 7200RPM of the same capacity:
  • Faster read/write
  • Lower access times
  • Lower seek times
  • More read/write cache
  • Higher overall performance

I know that it will be faster and everything... what i really want to know if it was worth the money and time and trouble it took to install it...

like how much of a performance increase in boot time, and general system performance?? 5%??? 10%??
 

w00tini

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Feb 28, 2008
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PC convert question...

The MacBook is only my second Mac so I'm not totally sure how this works. If I install a new, formatted 7200 RPM drive, can I simply install OS X and then run a Timemachine backup and get all of my programs and settings? Will Timemachine save my MS Office 2008 and other 3rd party apps when xfering to a new HD?

Thanks in advance for any comments
 

Jollins

macrumors regular
Jun 9, 2006
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Compared to the 5400RPM drive, the 7200RPM of the same capacity:
  • Faster read/write
  • Lower access times
  • Lower seek times
  • More read/write cache
  • Higher overall performance

The speed also depends on the particular hard drive brand & model. Not all 7200rpm drives are the same speed, so check reviews and benchmarks before you upgrade to make sure it will be worth it.
 

mcruzader

macrumors regular
Sep 10, 2008
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PC convert question...

The MacBook is only my second Mac so I'm not totally sure how this works. If I install a new, formatted 7200 RPM drive, can I simply install OS X and then run a Timemachine backup and get all of my programs and settings? Will Timemachine save my MS Office 2008 and other 3rd party apps when xfering to a new HD?

Thanks in advance for any comments
If you are simply installing the hard drive in the same computer, just Carbon Copy it. If it is on another computer, (you want to transfer the data to the new one) yes time machine will work.
 
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