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New Powerbooks - 4200 or 5400 HD???
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I am looking to purchase a new 15 inch Powerbook and would like to hear what are the pros and cons of getting either the 4200 or the 5400 HD.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Boston
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$50.00 BTO option for 5400rpm HD will supposedly provide about 20% speed increase in everyday use for opening and closing files, etc. I ordered a BTO 15.2 Powerbook on Monday with 5400 HD with shipping estimated on April 27th. I will report back to you then.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Hard drives in portables are the #1 bottleneck for the vast majority of tasks, IMO. You should definitely upgrade to the faster drive. It is worth every penny.
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Join Date: Apr 1999
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Originally posted by cambro:
Hard drives in portables are the #1 bottleneck for the vast majority of tasks, IMO. You should definitely upgrade to the faster drive. It is worth every penny.
what cambro said! too bad 7200rpms aren't an option.
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Do the faster drives have a big impact on battery life and heat?
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Join Date: May 2002
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i ordered the 80GB 5400.
should have offered like this imho
80 GB 4200 (standard)
60 GB 7200 (+50)
80 GB 5400 (+50)
that way people could decide if they want more speed and less space for a little more money or they could decide more space with just a little more speed.
this is the way apple(and many other companies) used to set up this part of ordering.
options are a good thing 
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options are expensive. The more there are the more they have to stock and plan and market for.
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I would rather have them *not* void my warranty if I install a 7200 RPM harddrive. (Which is what I would do if they would allow me).
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so aside from the warrenty issue, any downside to going with a 7200 in the Powerbook?
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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Originally posted by TiBookFriend:
so aside from the warrenty issue, any downside to going with a 7200 in the Powerbook?
The max capacity for 7200 drives is 60GB which you may consider a downside compared to the 80GB 5400 drive.
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Join Date: May 2002
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Originally posted by happyware:
I would rather have them *not* void my warranty if I install a 7200 RPM harddrive. (Which is what I would do if they would allow me).
you MIGHT ( i stress might) not void your warranty if you have a licensed apple technician perform the upgrade for you. yes, this is really an unnecessary cost and you shouldn't have to do it, but just laying out an option.
i am sure i will be completely pleased with my new 80GB 5400 drive. i plan to upgrade when they reach like 120GB 7200 portable drives. G5 Powerbook will probably be out by then :-D
in other words...gonna be awhile.
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