So I'm finally getting rid of this shitty of this shitty 80GB HDD.

Question is: is 5400 RPM against 7200 RPM really that much of a difference?

It'll be noticeable, I'd go with the 7200 rpm one.

It'll be noticeable, I'd go with the 7200 rpm one.

Checked some HDDs, they both have 480MBit/sec while the other one is 5400RPM and the other one 7200RPM so how does that make a difference?

7200 RPM means it'll have a faster response time, and it will be faster when searching for things etc, generally it'll be better. Only con is a bit more heat.

7200 RPM means it'll have a faster response time, and it will be faster when searching for things etc, generally it'll be better. Only con is a bit more heat.

I'm going for the 7200 RPM for now, thanks!

The main reason I went for a 72 over a 54 was the 5 year warranty over 3 year, I replaced a WD Scorpio Blue with a Scorpio Black, there was a slightly noticeable increase in speed when moving large files.

IT depends on what you use it for If you Have alot of data get 72 if you use it for like music or documents get 54 also get 72 if u move lots of files!

Found some online articles that may help you:

http://dalvenjah.foxfire.net/2010/01/5400rpm-vs-7200rpm-hard-disks-should-you-care/

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hardware-components-aftermarket-upgrades/41219-5400-rpm-vs-7200rpm.html

Nevermind I accidently bought an external HDD which sucks for gaming, I found that out after I bought it :l

How's it suck for gaming? o.O

How's it suck for gaming? o.O

Well it's not SATA or IDE either, it's USB 2.0

Well it's not SATA or IDE either, it's USB 2.0

It's better never to install anything like video games on external drive.

5400 RPM drives have much less noise level and power consumption, and modern models (like WD Caviar Green) are pretty fast in sequential operations, but they have long access time. I use 500GB 7200 as a system drive and 2TB 5400 as a storage.

Edited October 22, 201114 yr by B-7

It's better never to install anything like video games on external drive.

5400 RPM drives have much less noise level and power consumption, and modern models (like WD Caviar Green) are pretty fast in sequential operations, but they have long access time. I use 500GB 7200 as a system drive and 2TB 5400 as a storage.

Nevermind I bought a 500GB WD Caviar Blue

Actually i have seen a ioDrive Octal of 5.12TB and it is the quietest of the disks I have ever used...!!!

And it is super fast...!!!

http://www.fusionio..../iodrive-octal/

Edited October 22, 201114 yr by torchaj

Actually i have seen a ioDrive Octal of 5.12TB and it is the quietest of the disks I have ever used...!!!

And it is super fast...!!!

http://www.fusionio..../iodrive-octal/

It is also uses 150W of power, has a double wide PCI-e x16 form factor, is meant for servers and has no listed price (I have heard $15,000 per unit, and an 80GB drive is about $3,000). You sure you actually use one of these?

Actually i have seen a ioDrive Octal of 5.12TB and it is the quietest of the disks I have ever used...!!!

And it is super fast...!!!

http://www.fusionio..../iodrive-octal/

Cool story bro?

It is also uses 150W of power, has a double wide PCI-e x16 form factor, is meant for servers and has no listed price (I have heard $15,000 per unit, and an 80GB drive is about $3,000). You sure you actually use one of these?

Bro i dont use it(Sure hope I can and that was a typing mistake bro..!!! :sad: )..!!!

I have seen it in action during a electronic expo in Bangalore, India..!!!

It was so cool and also it is super quiet because it has no moving parts...!!!

And currently my employers are very much interested in that...!!!

More over i think it uses the PCI express slot na then there will not be place for a graphix card right...;-)???

Edited October 22, 201114 yr by torchaj

More over i think it uses the PCI express slot na then there will not be place for a graphix card right...;-)???

Depends on the motherboard. Some have multiple PCI-e slots.

Anyways this is way off topic now....