http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/5400rpm Questions tagged with '5400rpm' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:50:01 -0800 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:50:01 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/98308/Laptop%2DHard%2DDrive%2DDecision%2Dwhich%2Done%2Dis%2Dbest%2Dfor%2Dmy%2Dneeds Which HD would be a better (read: faster) drive for my soon to buy MBP? After Apple releases their new Mac Book Pros I will be purchasing a high-end 15" one. Will be purchasing 3rd party memory (4GB) and am thinking about buying a 3rd party hard drive to replace the 200GB that comes default. I'm torn between <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/ST9320421AS/">this more expensive 320GB 7200RPM drive</a>, <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Western%20Digital/WD3200BEKT/">this slightly less expensive 320GB 7200RPM drive</a>, or <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Hitachi/0A53487/">this 500GB 5400RPM drive</a>.<br> <br> I was reading online that the Seagate 500GB drive would actually be faster than a 7200RPM drive because of its platter size or something? Could anyone explain how this could be? Would the 500GB drive be faster than the other two drives I linked to? <br> <br> I will be using the MBP for media storage, audio editing, and gaming, so want the largest drive possible that won't be a bottleneck for performance.<br> <br> As a side question, how would I get the HD installed without voiding my warranty? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.98308 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:50:01 -0800 5400rpm 7200rpm apple harddrive mac macbookpro nokry56