Re: Macbook 5400rpm hd v 7200 (battery life)?

On 2006-01-16, Keith Pritchard <keithop@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2006-01-16 16:36:01 +0000, Mike Jenkins
><mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxx> said:
>
>> On 2006-01-16, Keith Pritchard <keithop@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Has anyone any knowledge from experience on how much worse the battery
>>> life of a laptop is with a 7200 drive rather than a 5400?
>>
>> In my experience, no difference at all.
>
> That's a considerably more optimistic answer than I expected!
>
> Did it make any difference in performance or is it all a bit of a
> pointless exercise

It wasn't a huge difference but I would say definitely worth it - any
kind of disk intensive stuff will definitely see an improvement.

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