160 vs 500

[myowaiwin]

what the difference in

power comsumption
heat
read/write speed of

sata 160gb and 500 gb hdd

thanks

 

[Deleted member 217926]

It completely depends on the make, model and generation of the drives. Be more specific.

 

[myowaiwin]

hatichi hard drive in Mac book alu 13 160 gb vs current generation WD 500gb brand new one

 

[rwpritchett]

Still need more info. 5400 rpm? 7200 rpm?

In general, newer larger capacity hard drives will be a little quicker because they most likely have more dense platters. If the WD replacement drive is a 7200 Scorpio black, it should be noticeably faster than the older 5400 rpm Hitachi.

 

[myowaiwin]

both are 5400 rpm

plz mention not only the read/write speed but aslo the power comsumption and heat.