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 Member 4709 Level 26.30 Apr 2006 
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I have to agree with RacinReaver.
Having a 7200RPM drive is NOT necessary for a laptop, and in fact, I don't recommend it. Why? Battery life. 7200rpm drives pull much more power than 5400s do and this can be very make or break. If you are doing fairly serious encoding/audio/photo work, than you should be buying a laptop with a firewire port and you should get an external HDD to run the video/audio stuff through. I do this in Final Cut Pro with a MacBookPro and it all works great. I highly recommend this before purchasing a high-dollar, high-capacity 7200rpm 2.5" drive. Jam it back in, in the dark. ~ Ready To Strike ~ :Currently Playing: League Of Legends(PC), Skyrim(PC), Golden Sun: Lost Age(GBA), Twilight Princess(Wii), Portal2(PC), Dragon Warrior II(NES), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(GC)
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Member 4709 Level 26.30 Apr 2006
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I would go 5400rpm. If you are that much on the go, battery life is too important for a difference so minor. I have never noticed "slowness" on my MacBookPro that I would attribute to the 5400rpm HDD. I highly recommend getting a portable HDD as well if you are that mobile. I have a Vantec 2.5" USB2.0 drive enclosure that is very portable, doesn't need an AC adaptor, that I use with Final Cut Studio no problem. In fact, I end up using this more on the go then the home 300GB firewire drive. I think you would be much happier buying one of these 60GB, 80GB, or 100GB with the aforementioned Vantec enclosure for $120, then paying through the nose for a 7200rpm internal.
Hell, buy the laptop with the 5400rpm internal, buy the 7200rpm off newegg and switch them. 2 HDD's for the same price as they would sell one to you  .There's nowhere I can't reach. ~ Ready To Strike ~ :Currently Playing: League Of Legends(PC), Skyrim(PC), Golden Sun: Lost Age(GBA), Twilight Princess(Wii), Portal2(PC), Dragon Warrior II(NES), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(GC)
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