7200 rpm Hitachi HDD

[jai6638]

Hey! i have a Toshiba 5205-s703 and i was wondering if it would be advisable to get the Hitachi 7200 rpm HDD??? coz my laptop does tend to get hot ( average cpu temps are around 60 Degree Celcius and average 4200 rpm HDD temps are 53-60 degree celcius ) so would faster hdd overheat coz of the hot cpu????



thanks

[The Punisher]

THose teaps on idle? Those are kinda of high.. for idle temps.. what cpu, oversall system you got?

[jai6638]

well supposedly its a prob with the model ...... i think the designs not right and hence it overheats... thats why toshiba discontinued it.... the above are idle temps...

its a 2 ghz p4-m, 60 gig HDD, 512 mb ram , gf4 mx 460 go, Win xp home..

i was wondering if the hdd would be fine with these temps...

[jai6638]

anyone???

[jh42527]

most all 5400 rpm drives are gonna be fine, the 7200 all carry additional heat though and you don't wanna damage stuff for the small boost in r/w speed

[LeftCoast]

Originally posted by jh42527
most all 5400 rpm drives are gonna be fine, the 7200 all carry additional heat though and you don't wanna damage stuff for the small boost in r/w speed

I believe, if I were you, I'd take this guy's advice.

[jai6638]

hmmm ye that makes sense... but i mean would i find any diff in 4200 rpm HDD and a 5400 rpm as compared to a 4200 and 7200???

thanks for ur replies..

[LeftCoast]

You'll have a bit faster access time, but the 5400 will also throw off a bit more heat than the 4200.

[The_Shooter]

Maybe an external drive?

[kieran]

why would a 7200rpm hdd get considerably warmer than one that spins slower?
friction in the bearings?
i don't think so.
if a lot of hitachi harddisks were to break down after certain time, hitachi wouldn't sell them in the first place.
i am planning to buy one of those 60gig 7200rpm hdds the second i can afford one!