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LeeM
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3rd Jan 13 at 21:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

7200rpm sata 2 or 5400rpm sata 3? looking for a new internal 1TB for my mac
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Probably nothing in them, google the model numbers?
Bart
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in theory the 7200 rpm, but wont a massive amount in it.
The biggest bottle neck is from the platter rotation / cache and not the connecting interface.

If you want faster sustained speeds, go for 7200.

[Edited on 03-01-2013 by Bart]
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Go for 7200rpm if possible.

SATA II or III makes no difference, the physical limitations of a mechanical hard drive mean that you won't benefit from 3Gb/s or 6Gb/s transfer speeds.

Where this DOES matter though is if you buy a solid state drive (or SSD for short), as they have no mechanical parts.
LeeM
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ive already got a sata 3 ssd I'm just looking to increase the size of my secondary drive, i can only seem to find 5400 sata 3 or 7200 sata 2
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Would go with the 5400 tbh.

Speed gains of the 7200 will be minimal compared to the impact on noise and battery life.



 
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