IBM(Hitachi) 7K60

[John Pariseau]

Thinking about ordering one of these for my PB G4 550, I figure I can  
use the current 20 gig in an external case, and if I decide to sell my  
PB, I can swap drives, selling the PB with the stock 20 gig.

Specs:

60 GB
7200 rpm
5.5W max (from xlr8yourmac, supposedly this is on startup mainly),
Read, Write, (Avg) 2.5W
Seek 2.6W

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/IDE/hitachi_travelstar60GB_7200/ 
travelstar60GB_7200rpm.html#storytop


I do work in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and want to be able to use  
VPC 5 w/out having to lug my external around anymore, hence the 60 GB  
drive. My puny (ha!) 20 GB drive is, well, not big enough, and I want  
to do a clean install of Panther - hence getting a new drive, starting  
with a clean slate, etc...

Should I just go with a "cheaper" 5400 rpm, or will the 7200 rpm feel  
faster? I could go with an 80 gig, but don't mind up losing space for a  
faster drive.


Thanks!

John