|
Posted by Bob I on July 11, 2006, 3:33 pm
Please log in for more thread options So are you getting LOTS of memory to prevent program swaps to pagefile?
Are you the kind of person that has to have every program you might use
open at the same time? Do you play music and movies? A good 7200 is
nearly 50% faster than a 5400. So, how slow is acceptable to you?
Liam wrote:
> Bob I wrote:
>
>>The drive is the slowest part of the system. How slow is acceptable to you?
>>
>
> Well, that's my question, isn't it.
> How much of a difference is 7200 from 5400? Noticeable? Sometimes
> noticeable during certain tasks? All the time noticeable?
> In just numbers 7200 is what, 25% faster than 5400? But I know in
> actual useage that doesn't mean performance is exactly 25% faster all
> the time.
> So, some feedback on the difference between the two would be nice.
> Thanks!
> Liam
>
>
>>Liam wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm looking at getting an Alienware Sentia m3450 notebook.
>>>With the dual-core Centrinos, the Intel 950 graphics chip, it should
>>>run reasonably cool, no?
>>>("Cool" as in heat, of course. *g*)
>>>So, I'm deciding between a cheaper 5400 rpm drive or a faster 7200
>>>drive, and was wondering if the faster spin causes additional heat? I
>>>know that notebook drives already produce a lot of the heat in a
>>>notebook. Will this make any real difference?
>>>Is 7200 over 5400 worth the extra cost? I'm basically using it for word
>>>processing and Office tasks, but sometimes games (obviously because of
>>>the graphics chip, older games like EVE-Online, Sid Meyer's Prirates!,
>>>Civ-2, Neverwinter Nights 1, etc.)
>>>Should I stick with 5400 or is 7200 worth the extra money I could use
>>>elsewhere?
>>>Thanks for any feedback!
>>>Liam
>>>
>
>
| 
XML Sitemap