HDD upgrade

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TykeMerc replied

5 November 2009, 22:55
Originally posted by Clippy View Post

Bought a new laptop a few weeks ago for general use, nothing advanced.

The laptop came with a 5400rpm HDD and am wondering about upgrading it to a 7200rpm one.

However, as I am not really running anything demanding on the laptop, think the gains in sped will be negligible.

Worth going ahead or not?

I wouldn't bother.

There's no appreciable benefit in normal conditions and you would have to run some seriously disk intensive stuff to see your moneys worth.
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AtW replied

5 November 2009, 22:50
Originally posted by Clippy View Post

Worth going ahead or not?

No.

But if you buy one make sure it can fit into your laptop since 2.5'' standard has got disks with different height
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BolshieBastard replied

5 November 2009, 22:40
Originally posted by Clippy View Post

Bought a new laptop a few weeks ago for general use, nothing advanced.

The laptop came with a 5400rpm HDD and am wondering about upgrading it to a 7200rpm one.

However, as I am not really running anything demanding on the laptop, think the gains in sped will be negligible.

Worth going ahead or not?

Nope!
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DimPrawn replied

5 November 2009, 22:26
Isn't that a bit like saying:

"I've got a Ford Fiesta with a 1.3L engine. Is it worth supercharging or sticking a V8 in? Mind you I drive really slowly and never exceed 70."

I think the answer is no.
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Clippy started a topic HDD upgrade

5 November 2009, 22:14
HDD upgrade

Bought a new laptop a few weeks ago for general use, nothing advanced.

The laptop came with a 5400rpm HDD and am wondering about upgrading it to a 7200rpm one.

However, as I am not really running anything demanding on the laptop, think the gains in sped will be negligible.

Worth going ahead or not?
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