Scott Matthews wrote:
> Hi all, I'm trying to configure a new Thinkpad, and was hoping some here
> could help with two questions:
I would also love to have the answers to these questions, if anyone has
ideas.
> 1) Is Turbo Memory worth having (fwiw, it'll probably be a 2GB RAM
> system) -- some people claim a solid boost in performance, others say little
> difference, and some say they get blue screens -- does anybody here have
> Turbo Memory in a Thinkpad? If so, what do you think?
>
> 2) The current drive selection is:
> 80GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm Serial ATA (2.5")
> 120GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm Serial ATA (2.5") [add $26.25]
> 100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm Serial ATA (2.5") [add $60.00]
> 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm Serial ATA (2.5") [add $60.00]
> 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm with Disk Encryption [add $97.50]
> 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm [add $135.00]
> 200GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm with Disk Encryption [add $285.00]
>
> I like the idea of getting a faster 7200rpm, but there has been a fair
> amount of chatter on the list about trouble with 7200rpm drives. Are 7200rpm
> drives too failure prone? Do they get much hotter/noisier than the 5400rpm
> drives? Lastly, do the reliability/heat/noise differ by drive size? (for
> example, is 100GB 7200rpm ok whereas 160GB 7200rpm is a common
> troublemaker?)
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