5400rpm hdd vs. 7200rpm hdd in a laptop

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blacktop89

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I have a Dell 700m laptop. It has 1gb RAM, Pentium M 1.7Ghz processor, and a 60gb hdd (5400rpm). My average battery life is right at 5hrs. I am looking into replacing the hdd for a faster one (7200rpm). My question is, will getting a faster hdd greatly reduce battery life? Is it worth the performance gain? Thanks for your input.
 
It depends. It will increase performance but I'm not sure about the battery. If they made the HD more power efficient, it may not have that bad of an effect.
 
i would assume it would Increase battery drain and heat.


could always carry around a GI type strap (like rambo uses for clips/ammo) and modify it to carry laptop batteries.. Ultimate nerdom! LOL..
 
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