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novicetechie   08-11-2010 at 01:10:32 AM

Hey,

I'd like to upgrade my current notebook's hard drive, a really slow 4200 RPM hdd. In any case I'd like to replace it with a WD1600BEKT, a 2.5" notebook hdd with 7200 rpm specs.

But I'm worried, the notebook is pretty recent, around 2008 - but since 4200 rpm was the default hdd, can the notebook support a 7200 rpm upgrade? Would I need to worry about power requirements? Or does the fact that its a SATA drive make it universally compatible in power requirements, despite the RPM's?

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jefe323   08-11-2010 at 03:24:48 AM

you should be fine with the upgrade. you might see a slight loss in power usage, but it will be small (almost insignificant IMO)

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