Re: [Thinkpad] 5400 vs 7200RPM Drives

From: Dominique Pivard <domi_at_kenavo.fi>
Date: Mon Jan 19 2004 - 07:22:45 EST

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 at 07:08 AM you, Donald MacQueen <dmacq@erols.com>,
said:

>do 5400 rpm drives run significantly cooler than 7200 ones?

I'm currently running the 7200 rpm / 60 GB Hitachi in my X22. Before that,
I had a 5400 rpm / 60 GB Toshiba and before that a 5400 rpm / 40 GB drive
(Travelstar 40 GNX). Honestly, I can't spot any difference: the X22
doesn't feel any hotter than before when it's on my lap and the fan
doesn't run any more often. And the X22 is a tiny machine, without a lot
of space around the drive to dissipate the heat. OTOH, I don't typically
run applications that are extremely disk-intensive.

Cheers, Dominique

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