Upgrading my Laptop Drive, Help Needed

[coolgeorge]

Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade laptops harddrive from the 5400rpm to 7200rpm. Anyone done this before? Any noticeable gains in performance on a Celeron 1.6M? I already got a quote from www.rescuetechusa.com that they will do it for $130.

Thanks,
George

[DanceMan]

Upgrading from 4200rpm to 5400 is a good idea, but I wouldn't pay that much to go from 5400 to 7200. I don't think the slight increase in speed is worth the cost, the heat, and the battery draw. In the end it's up to you.

[Shinma]

From what I've encountered in laptops,
Realistic performance differences between a 5400 and 7200 rpm HDDs have been negligible.

[krupted]

the price of 7200rpm laptop drives just dont justify any performance increase if there was/is one anyway. i found the silent operation of a newer drive to be the real value when i went from a 40g to 80g, both 5400rpm