160GB 5400rpm vs 7200rpm

[chriswg]

So has anyone else been able to order a 17" MBP with the 7200 RPM option and have it shipping in 1-3 days? I ordered mine this morning with the High-Res Screen and 7200 RPM drive, and it says it will ship June 6-8, and be delivered June 8-13. Could this be an error or do you think some of the first orders placed will be able to receive it immediately?

 

[Manfr3d]

As the new MacBook Pro's have been upgraded to specs I have wanted for a long time I am going to order one (15" 2.4). However, it it possible order it with a 7200rpm 160GB drive.

Does anybody know what the impact on power consumption / heat / noise is of a 7200rpm 160GB harddisk over a 5400rpm one? As I also intend to play games (HL2 etc) and edit videos; how big a difference would it be performance wise?

The 7200rpm drive will give you a noticable performance improvement. But the
price increase is quite steep which made me go for the 160mb/5400 drive plus
an external 500GB FW800 Drive from Western Digital. Works like a champ, it's
superfast.

 

[Fotograffiti]

The CSR I spoke with today said that if I ordered the 17 MBP w/ the 7200 rpm drive, I wouldn't have to wait for it to ship like with the 15 (I don't know why). I am not looking to get the 17 as it seems too big to be truly portable. I maybe would consider waiting except that I have an Alaska trip coming up in 3-4 weeks and I already sold my 12 inch powerbook over a month ago and need a laptop.

So has anyone else been able to order a 17" MBP with the 7200 RPM option and have it shipping in 1-3 days? I ordered mine this morning with the High-Res Screen and 7200 RPM drive, and it says it will ship June 6-8, and be delivered June 8-13. Could this be an error or do you think some of the first orders placed will be able to receive it immediately?

 

[bottleddissent]

So has anyone else been able to order a 17" MBP with the 7200 RPM option and have it shipping in 1-3 days? I ordered mine this morning with the High-Res Screen and 7200 RPM drive, and it says it will ship June 6-8, and be delivered June 8-13. Could this be an error or do you think some of the first orders placed will be able to receive it immediately?

I ordered the same and was a little annoyed with the extended ship date. I'm hoping since I placed mine fast I'll get it sooner and Apple is just trying to play it safe by putting in a later ship date. I do a lot of video/audio editing so I want that extra speed. I'm willing to wait since i'm not in any real rush, but waiting also isn't much fun Sigh...

 

[azeteg]

I think its rather this test you should look at:

http://www.barefeats.com/hard90.html


FWIW, I put the 7200.2 160GB in my MBPC2D and it makes all the difference in the world.

 

[eenu]

I think its rather this test you should look at:

http://www.barefeats.com/hard90.html


FWIW, I put the 7200.2 160GB in my MBPC2D and it makes all the difference in the world.

You can't compare liek that. You put a third part 7200 drive in. Apple are using Fujitsu drives therefore the difference between the 5400 and 7200 maybe negligible. I do agree however that if you were free to choose the 7200rpm drive that goes in your MBP then it would be a better option but with the stock options its not.

 

[4np]

But the
price increase is quite steep

Let's assume that price is not an issue