Would the 7200 WD 320GB HD be better for a Photog?

[wgilles]

Right now I have a 5400 RPM 250GB that comes with the 15" MBP. I am an amateur photographer and take a lot of RAW pictures. So I am running out of space. I am going to upgrade to the 320GB Western digital, the only question is 5400 or 7200 RPM.

I use Apple Aperture and Photoshop CS3. Will I see an improvement in speed on either program?

Will this help write my large RAW files faster from the camera?

 

[Batt]

I don't know if you'll actually see any speed improvement, but it certainly won't hurt to go with the 7200rpm.

 

[kalex]

it will be very little difference

 

[alphaod]

For photography, you won't see much improvement unless you are trying to scroll through many pictures.

I would recommend the 500GB drive. It's not as fast the 320GB 7200RPM drive, but it's almost as fast, and it's more spacious.

 

[bmcgrath]

as a photog I can tell you that the 7200 drive makes a difference. If you shoot raw and use aperture it loads those files quicker. I also put 4gb ram into my mbp and that's also really helped.

So go for the largest and fastest drive you can.

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

as a photog I can tell you that the 7200 drive makes a difference. [...] I also put 4gb ram into my mbp and that's also really helped.

Seconded on both counts.