Hi. I posted this question in the hard drive forum, but only got one useful answer before the thread went off topic. I thought I'd post it again here to see if I could get the real answer to my question. Older post follows:
Hi. I was reading about the new 7200rpm Hitachi hard drive for laptops. I was comparing the specs to the 4200rpm hard drive that is in my Alienware laptop, and they both have the same physical size and the same power requirements. However, the older one is ATA5 and the newer one is ATA6. Does that matter as far as compatibility goes? I'm just looking to be able to take advantage of the 7200rpm speed. Thanks for any and all replies.
-crowbraid-
Hi. I was reading about the new 7200rpm Hitachi hard drive for laptops. I was comparing the specs to the 4200rpm hard drive that is in my Alienware laptop, and they both have the same physical size and the same power requirements. However, the older one is ATA5 and the newer one is ATA6. Does that matter as far as compatibility goes? I'm just looking to be able to take advantage of the 7200rpm speed. Thanks for any and all replies.
-crowbraid-