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Jan 30, 2007 | 11:27 AM

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corvettecrazy

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5400rpm hard drives are livable but go 7200 if you can.

since all of my media will be stored on the "media server" PC, i dont have a large demand for high speed data acquisition.. do you people think that for MY application the 5400 will be sufficient, or are they really THAT slow?

mines a 5400 and its really not bad. You would probably be fine. You can always upgrade later.

Jan 30, 2007 | 11:35 AM

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MOS95B

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Wow. My hard drive, a FUJITSU MHT2060AT, is only 4200 RPM...

Might be time for me to go shopping, too..

Jan 30, 2007 | 12:59 PM

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i use my laptop for bc browsing and other basic functions as well and I'm saying go 7200rpm or dont even bother..vista runs sooo much better on it.

Jan 30, 2007 | 02:03 PM

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I just picked up a Toshiba Satellite A105-S4184

1.73GHz Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor D.L. DVD/RW 15.4 inch. Brightview,120gb / 5400 hdd / 1gb 533 ddr2 ..2gb max..etc..

Awesome laptop,quiet,fast,portable (for me..YEMV) one to check out for sure.

Jan 30, 2007 | 04:57 PM

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that'* the one my mom got...I like it.

Jan 30, 2007 | 05:07 PM

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I have a ASUS and i love it. You can find them in allot of places, just to get your feet wet. Look them up on newegg. there alittle pricy but awesome.

tony