[olug] Laptop Hard Drive Size / Speed

[aric at omahax.com]

I upgraded my laptop and a few others to a Seagate Momentus XT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591

Not sure if the hybird part matters but this drive is fast.
I highly recommend it.

> Hello all,
>
> I'm thinking about replacing my laptop hard drive (which I believe is
> 4200RPM) - with a 5400RPM drive.  My question / call for opinions is -
> is that enough to see a sizable speed increase?  I'm not sure what the
> seek rate on the current disk is, but anything IO intensive (MySQL
> reloading DBs) is horribly slow.  Is getting a 7200RPM worth it in
> terms of battery life?  This would be SATA, if that matters.
>
> Second, I've noticed that the physical dimensions vary (at least at a
> glance) - but is it enough to research if a particular drive will fit
> the laptop body, or are they generally standard width / height /
> depth?
>
> -Dave
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