Worth it to upgrade to a 5400RPM HD from a 4200RPM?

[NFS4]

Not getting much luck in the SFF/Notebook forum, so I figured I'd post here.

I've got a 1.3GHz/1MBCeleron laptop with 1GB of RAM. Would it make a noticeable difference for me to upgrade my 40GB hard drive to a 5400RPM unit? It doesn't have to be a large drive as 40-60GB would be just enough.

Also, how is the battery drain on 5400 drives in comparison to the 4200's?

Any HD suggestions?

 

[ValuedCustomer]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Not getting much luck in the SFF/Notebook forum, so I figured I'd post here.

I've got a 1.3GHz/1MBCeleron laptop with 1GB of RAM. Would it make a noticeable difference for me to upgrade my 40GB hard drive to a 5400RPM unit? It doesn't have to be a large drive as 40-60GB would be just enough.

Also, how is the battery drain on 5400 drives in comparison to the 4200's?

Any HD suggestions?

1.) yes
b.) minimal (educated guess )
3.) Hitachi

 

[RadiclDreamer]

The load time change is going to be small but noticable. However, with a celeron you are kinda bottlenecked as it is

 

[CrispyFried]

Originally posted by: ValuedCustomer

I've got a 1.3GHz/1MBCeleron laptop with 1GB of RAM. Would it make a noticeable difference for me to upgrade my 40GB hard drive to a 5400RPM unit? It doesn't have to be a large drive as 40-60GB would be just enough.

Also, how is the battery drain on 5400 drives in comparison to the 4200's?

Any HD suggestions?

Click me

for some info from an earlier thraed.

edit oops never mind lol I just noticed you were the op in that thread. Sorry

 

[Genx87]

4200 rpm drives will make your machine perform like a 386.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
The load time change is going to be small but noticable. However, with a celeron you are kinda bottlenecked as it is

I thought that the current Celeron-M was pretty similar to the first generation Pentium-M chips with 1MB of cache, but lacked the advanced power saving features?

I could be wrong, but I haven't really been keeping up with the mobile sector that well.

 

[2cpuminimum]

tomshardware.com did a roundup of faster notebook drives a while back, and more recently a 100gb 5400rpm drive from toshiba. He measured battery life and faster drives have a negligible increase in drain. If you can afford it, then go for it. Hitachi and toshiba seem to have quality products out, you'll have to research pricing.

 

[NFS4]

Thanks guys

 

[ValuedCustomer]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
The load time change is going to be small but noticable. However, with a celeron you are kinda bottlenecked as it is

I thought that the current Celeron-M was pretty similar to the first generation Pentium-M chips with 1MB of cache, but lacked the advanced power saving features?

The mobile Celerons are crap. At work I support IBM t-42s (P4M) and r-51s (CelM) and the difference is staggering.

 

[So]

Having upgraded my laptop from a 4200RPM HD to a 7200RPM one, there was a NOTICABLE difference.

 

[kitkat22]

I was about to side with "so" why go the 5400 route when the 7200 will cause an incredible difference. Granted if you have the budget to do so.