I bought a decent computer (which I am considering taking back). It has decent specifications and a large hard drive but only a 4200 RPM hard drive speed. How much will lthis slow down my computer? Is it reason enough to take it back because of the slow RPM. It is 1.66 intel duel core. 2 gigs ram. wireless N 15.4 screen. I bought it for $95-
2007-10-12 01:47:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
lol $95 would be a steal. I actually meant $950 from circuit city (I don't particularly like Circuit City but was forced to buy there because of a substantial gift card)
2007-10-12 01:48:27 · update #1
It is a Toshiba
2007-10-12 01:48:57 · update #2
here is the link
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshiba-Satellite-A205-S4777-15-4-Widescreen-Laptop-Computer-A205-S4777/sem/rpsm/oid/185074/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
2007-10-12 01:49:51 · update #3
4200 is a touch on the slow side by todays standards but unless you're a hard core gamer or do a lot of high end work (in which case you should have gone for a spec'd up desktop) the 4200 won't slow you down much at all ... advantages are they don't use as much power, they run coolder and all this increases battery life ... that's why they're used in lappy's ...
2007-10-12 02:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4200rpm is on the low end of hdd speed scale, I don't think you can get slower than that with new hdd's. It will slow down your computer in a few ways, if you are playing games with your laptop then that is way too slow, your load times will take forever. System startup will be very slow as well, anything that requires the hard drive to read and send information out will be slowed. your processor is very fast, 2gigs of ram is plenty for anything right now. It would be advisable if you want things to go faster to get a 7200rpm hard drive, a 5400rpm will still be much better.
2007-10-12 01:58:03 · answer #2 · answered by applebeer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it performing OK? It looks like a well-balanced laptop. If you were running a database in a tower, I'd say, sure, drop a couple 10K RPM drives in there.
Laptop designers have to balance between speed, capacity, and power consumption/heat load. If you think it's sluggish, then sure, upgrade. If it does what you want it to do, keep it.
2007-10-12 02:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since it is a laptop, the main point is not speed, but low temperatures as small size.
Anyway the computer is nicely balanced. Don't expect playing games like Bioshock on the maximum settings on that laptop though.
2007-10-12 03:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by venereal_madness 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't know why manufacturers always get skimpy with the hard drive. 4200 RPM is quite slow. My suggestion is to buy a 7200 RPM drive and install it. That will improve your performance greatly.
2007-10-12 01:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the no longer straight forward force will proceed to accomplish at 4200rpm...there is no longer something you're able to do approximately that different than purchase a swifter no longer straight forward force (and that i recommend you do). I upgraded my spouse's Thinkpad R51 from a 4200rpm force to a 7200rpm force...it makes a extensive difference.
2016-12-29 06:03:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-07-24 00:13:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it makes 4200 revolutions pre minute
2007-10-12 01:51:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋