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Blackfoot

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Aug 27, 2008
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Hey folks,

does anybody know how much power the MBP Unibody's standard 5400 rpm HDD needs? I read that the Hitachi Travelstar 7200 I'd like to put in this laptop has a power consumption of roughly 3.2W, and since I use it for work outside, I really need maximum battery-efficiency.

Thanks :)

EDIT : Actually the official numbers say the Travelstar has an average read/write consumption of 2.3W ... which makes quite a difference
 
Either some people have posted the HD part number here, or on the Unibody take-apart pages.
 
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