udma 33 5400 rpms vs udma100 7200 rpms

[hawkeye177]

How big of a difference is there between those two HD's

[AndreRIO]

ata100 7200rpm harddrives are a lot faster

[Mntsnow]

ps. As long as your motherboard supports the faster drives (IE: it has ata66 or ata100 supported ports)

The 7200rpm drives will typically have a faster "seek" time as well

[elroy]

There is a fairly large differnce between the ata33 and ata66/100. The difference between the ata66 and 100 is negligible. Yes, the 7200 is faster but I wouldn't call it a lot. In most cases you wouldn't be able to see any difference.
READ THIS: http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cf...WT061801032003

[This message has been edited by elroy (edited 06-21-2001).]

[Shagnasty]

There simply is no comparison. ATA100
7200rpm drives rival the SCSI drives for
access times and transfer rates...Check
the specs and see for yourself. http://www.maxtor.com
However...if your MB does not support ATA/100
operation...it will operate at 33/66 what
ever you have. Also...be sure you have the
correct cable. the proper cable for ata66/100
is a 40pin cable, with 80wires. they put an
extra between each for interference. It will
not operate properly without it. It also will
not operate properly if you have a slower
drive or CD-Rom on the same cable...

[Stan]

How big of a difference is there between a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and a VW Polo?

Same kind of question...

Stany

[hawkeye177]

There is no difference between those two cars so the hard drives are the same.

[wing7788]

Recently, I posted (almost) the same topic as yours. I would like to share you their comments on your inquiry.
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/013711.html

I hope this helps.

[Stan]

Then, you'll drive the VW Polo and I'll have the Carrera...

[hawkeye177]

Fine with me. Just as long as I dont have to pay for the cars.

[Stan]

Who said we had to pay?
We just want a test drive so we can compare them!

Remember, you drive the Polo...

[daveleau]

7200rpm is the main reason this drive is faster. The ATA66/100 does little in adding speed. Benchmarks have been published that show a 5% increase in speed. The 7200rpm drive is much faster.

Dave

[Stan]

There is also a question of data density.
The more data per sq inch, the more data the head will read.

Stan

[PrimalX]

Well, back to the original question

-----> I am talking about ATA33 here, is there a big difference between 5400rpm and 7200rpm harddisks ??

I am gathering parts to upgrade my computer.. so far I've got the Duron800 cuz it was on sale last time, now it's the harddisk's turn.. I think i'll get one of those ATA100 7200rpm harddisks, but if I stick this hd in my old computer which is a P2-BX chipset, will I see a any difference at all?

[csium]

STAN,

The difference is, one will get you some self-loving, the other will get you laid.

HAWKEYE - put away the KY Jelly and get laid.