When buying a harddrive why is it better to buy a 7200 RPM SATA hard drive than to buy a 5400 RPM SATA hard drive?
2007-10-15 14:41:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
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The spindles are faster
2007-10-15 14:45:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 7200 RPM is faster, I assume the last answer was just a typo. Keep in mind, this also means it uses more power, which is a concern if you are buying a laptop. If it is a desktop, no reason at all not to go with the 7200.
2007-10-15 21:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physical Rotation of the Hard Drive! RPM stands for Revolution per minute.
2007-10-15 22:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by Jay M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is because of speed. 5400 rpm is definitely faster than 7200 rpm thus, data access from the cpu to the hard drive becomes faster.
rpm = revolutions per minute
hope this helps! :)
2007-10-15 21:49:59 · answer #4 · answered by sparkspill 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
RPM is Revolution Per Minute. high RPM hard disks means faster saving and access.
2007-10-15 21:49:31 · answer #5 · answered by royquel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the disk rotary are faster so seek time will be smaller
2007-10-15 21:57:20 · answer #6 · answered by share all 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As it rotates faster it has faster physical access.
2007-10-15 21:45:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋