RJ, Any computer will benefit from a faster drive, even the Clamshells :-) Larry Zasitko iBook, iMac, Newton OMP, 110, 120, 2100 eMate On Friday, February 13, 2004, at 12:52 PM, Richard J Laue wrote: > Hi, All - > > The hard drive in my 600mhz iBook just bit the dust. Fortunately, I > have a bootable back-up external drive, so I'm not totally dead in the > water! > > I'm getting ready to order a replacement drive, and need to choose > between a 4200rpm vs 5400rpm drive. > > My question: Is this particular iBook (600mhz) fast enough to benefit > from the faster drive, or am I just throwing money away? > > Many thanks - > RJLaue >