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Old 12-22-2009, 03:03 AM  
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Originally Posted by Jayvis View Post
Is it really that much worse than 7200? I consulted with one GFY'er through texts before the purchase and he said make sure to get 7200 but I don't remember seeing many laptops that had it.

At this point anything is better than my 5 year old laptop.
I don't know honestly, I mean is a 2.2ghz that much better than a 1.8ghz? Is 4gb that much better than 3gb? All I can tell you is a 5400rpm HD is a little over 30% slower than a 7200rpm HD.

BTW, I don't use laptops, I use my desktop with a Cheetah 15,000RPM scsi HD.
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