On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 11:36:52AM -0800, Mark Barnes wrote:
> You might want to think about a 7200rpm drive. Hitachi and Seagate
> make laptop-sized 7200 RPM hdds; they cost more than their slower
> siblings. I've had good luck with 60 and 80 GB Hitachis. Tom's
> Hardware Guide provides some guidance.
> http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/harddrives/index.html
Do you think it would make much difference on a relatively
slow old machine (Libretto 230Mhz)?
The price difference is generally fairly significant here.
For example:
Seagate ST9100824A 5400rpm - UKP 111.60
Seagate ST910021A 7200rpm - UKP 163.53
That would be 50% more for what would be a 30% increase in speed,
even assuming the performance increases exactly in proportion with
rotational speed..
The Hitachi does look like one of the lowest cost of the 7200 drives.
Regards,
DigbyT
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