[CoLoCo] Laptops and 7200 RPM HDDs

[David Overcash]

Sweet, thanks for all of your input guys.  I appreciate it!

I think I'll keep the nVidia graphics for performance if I decide to game
and just go with the 5400 since I'll have more than enough RAM to need to
constantly access the hard drive.

-David

On Dec 13, 2007 11:51 AM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:

> > David Overcash wrote:
> > > Hey guys,
> > > So I'm at the point to where I have to purchase a new laptop again and
> > > I've been doing my regular homework.  I've found some really nice
> deals
> > > but the point I'm stuck on is concerning whether or not it's worth
> > > getting a 7200 RPM hard drive or to just stick with the 5400 RPM.
> > > Considering that I'm going to be a mostly mobile user but I still
> demand
> > > fairly good machine performance (thus the nvidia graphics instead of
> > > intel and 2 GB of RAM) I'm not sure if I should sacrifice my battery
> > > power for a bit faster hard drive access.
>
> What will you use it for? If it's largely a web appliance, document
> creator, etc. then get the 5400 and integrated graphics. Longer
> battery life is worth the small decrease for these types of
> applications. If you going to be gaming a lot, or doing other
> intensive activities then you might enjoy the increase in performance.
> Personally, if I was to do it over I would have gone with 5400,
> integrated video and more ram. It all depends on your goals.
>
> Fwiw, macbooks come with 5400.
>
> -jim
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