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How many RPM does my HDD have?
I googled the model number, but I get different results, some saying 5400 RPM and some saying 7200 RPM.
So my question is: How many RPM does this HDD have?
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How many RPM does my HDD have?
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New #2
Green drives are advertised as Intellipower, not 5400/5900/7200RPM. Most likely they are either 5400 or 5900RPM but there is no way to know short of using scientific equipment to measure the frequency of the drive.
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New #3
Well that sucks, since I want to use a harddisk with 7200+ RPM.
Thanks anyways :)
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New #4
That HDD is more for storage instead of the Operating System. You'd be better off with an SSD if you want better performance for your OS drive.
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New #5
Yeah but I don't have the budget for a SSD as of right now, so I was hoping this would be a 7200 RPM HDD so I could use it as a temporary replacement for a SSD.
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New #6
Gotcha. Sorry to say it's not though........most people generally assume Green drives are "variable speed" and they are between 5400 and 5900 RPM, but they are a fixed speed. More than likely they are 5900RPM hard drives.
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New #7
If its a 3.5 inch form factor drive its likely a 7200 RPM drive. If its a 2.5 inch form factor drive its likely a 5400 RPM drive. Desktop 3.5 inch drives are usually 7200 RPM drives while laptop 2.5 inch drives are 5400 RPM drives. Green is a power saving version, go Black for more performance.
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New #8
I see. Thanks a lot for your knowledge, +rep :)
I went to look at SSD's anyways and I found two fairly cheap 120GB ones, but I am not sure what to look for.
If you had to chose one of these, which one would it be? (They both cost exactly the same in my country)
Kingston: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB review | Disk drives (hdd & ssd) Reviews | TechRadar
Samsung: Specs - Solid State Drives MZ-7TE120 | Samsung Memory & Storage
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New #9
It depends on what speed your SATA port is. The Kingston drive is SATA 600, if you only have SATA 300 (SATA II) its overkill.
I have a Crucial M4 128GB SSD and a Crucial M4 256GB SSD in my ASUS K75DE Laptop. I have no complaints, the price was right and the customer reviews were good.
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New #10
These days form factor doesn't really play a part in drive speed. His particular HDD is advertised as Intellispeed, which is generally regarded as low power/low speed mostly for data storage.
It doesn't make a difference as far as performance whether he has SATA II or SATA III ports. It doesn't affect Random 4K Read/Write speeds or Access times. Also, if he upgrades his system in the next few years and has SATA III ports, the SSD is ready to go. A SATA II SSD or one running at SATA II speed is a world faster than any hard drive made.
I would go with the Samsung EVO for sure.
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