upgrade to serial 7200 on MBP I5 2.4 for 150 dollars ?!

[Colben]

Hi all,

I read all the threads about 5400 HDD vs 7200 but the upgrade is always for 45 dollars and maybe worth it.
But on the I5 2.4 it would cost 150 dollars. So worth it or not ?
Is the serial HDD 5400 (hitachi or toshiba) better than the 7200 (seagate)?

I don't want heat, noise or vibrations...
I 'm planning to run final cut on it but the seller at mac said that I should stick to 5400 which surprise me, now I'm confused.
Money isn't really an issue but maybe I should buy the standard and wait 6 months for an affordable SSD.
In that case, can I put the 5400 in EXTERNAL by firewire and use it to work with final cut.

thanks for helping a noob

Regards

 

[0186279]

Hi all,

I read all the threads about 5400 HDD vs 7200 but the upgrade is always for 45 dollars and maybe worth it.
But on the I5 2.4 it would cost 150 dollars. So worth it or not ?
Is the serial HDD 5400 (hitachi or toshiba) better than the 7200 (seagate)?

I don't want heat, noise or vibrations...
I 'm planning to run final cut on it but the seller at mac said that I should stick to 5400 which surprise me, now I'm confused.
Money isn't really an issue but maybe I should buy the standard and wait 6 months for an affordable SSD.
In that case, can I put the 5400 in EXTERNAL by firewire and use it to work with final cut.

thanks for helping a noob

Regards

Im kind of in the same boat. I ordered one with 7200 and although It will probably be fine I am worried that there will be noise/heat/vibration and POSSIBLY decreased battery life and then I will have to ship it back and wait another few weeks for a replacement.

Or I could just go to the apple store and get a 5400...and maybe replace it somewhere down the line with an SSD or faster 7200...but I probably never will so I think I'll just wait for the 7200 : ) It's been a battle.

 

[nimski62]

You can buy a 7200rpm for under a hundred dollars. Therefore it's not worth it for $150, you can sell your 320 or keep it as back up. It's worth 50-75.

 

[mattrothcline]

I ordered one with 7200 and although It will probably be fine I am worried that there will be noise/heat/vibration and POSSIBLY decreased battery life and then I will have to ship it back and wait another few weeks for a replacement.

Any hard drive will be operating well within its thermal envelope inside your laptop.

If any hard drive makes noise or vibrates then it is either improperly installed, in which case you need to have it serviced, or it is about to fail, in which case you need to have it serviced.

7200 RPM disks consume *at most* 10 watts more power than 5400 RPM disks. That means, worst case scenario, over an 8-hour charge you'd lose about 15 minutes of battery life from the faster disk. Which is effectively negligible.

 

[0186279]

You can buy a 7200rpm for under a hundred dollars. Therefore it's not worth it for $150, you can sell your 320 or keep it as back up. It's worth 50-75.

It costs $45 to upgrade the 15" to 7200.

 

[Colben]

Thanks for the fast answers to all.
@ Osreth, yes 45 dollars for you but 150 in MBP 2.4 I5...so a lot more.
Any return about final cut running with 5400 ?

 

[0186279]

Thanks for the fast answers to all.
@ Osreth, if the upgrade cost 45$, do you order your MBP with 7200 from apple. Just curious
Any return about final cut running with 5400 ?

I did order it from Apple. I haven't heard anything about final cut but I will tell you that my good friend runs final cut very often with his MBP from early 2009 with 5400 and he does fine. I think a lot of us tend to opt for more power that we will hardly ever notice the difference in haha.