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Which of these 2 Hard Drives is better/faster?

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Which Hard Drive is faster?

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  • TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • 0 %
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
  • 0 %
June 5, 2014 11:59:05 AM

Hi,
Recently I got a new hard drive which I thought would be faster and could replace my previous hard drive. However after looking now it seems the new hard drive is only an 5400 RPM hard drive while my previous one was a 7400 RPM.
So I would like to ask which hard drive is better?

New One: TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 500GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
Old One: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST380815AS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

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a c 100 G Storage
June 5, 2014 12:30:08 PM

No brainer, the old 7200rpm drive. Aside from the size.
June 6, 2014 3:27:06 AM

spooky2th said:
No brainer, the old 7200rpm drive. Aside from the size.


Ok thanks however I may just get an SSD. Would it make a difference to put games on the SSD or leave on the hard drive.
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a c 100 G Storage
June 6, 2014 5:38:26 AM

It depends on what size SSD you get. If you get a small capacity ssd then when installing the games, direct the installations and downloads to the HDD. You can move your pictures, documents and music folders to the hdd too.
June 6, 2014 6:14:32 AM

spooky2th said:
It depends on what size SSD you get. If you get a small capacity ssd then when installing the games, direct the installations and downloads to the HDD. You can move your pictures, documents and music folders to the hdd too.


Ok thnaks
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