[iBook] Performance improvement with 7200rpm hard drive

[James Paul Manley]

How does one determine the rpm s of ones hard drive?
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On Aug 11, 2006, at 10:40 AM, B G wrote:

> I think you will notice an improvement in accessing files etc.
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> For start up and launching speed your best bet is to max the RAM.
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> Brian
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> iBook G4 1.33 GHz 1.25 GB RAM
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> On Aug 11, 2006, at 9:16 AM, Ben Chong wrote:
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>> Hi list,
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>> I'm thinking of having someone upgrade my iBook (12" 1.33GHz  
>> summer 2005 model) with a 7200rpm hard drive to replace the  
>> 4200rpm stock drive.
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>> Has anyone else done this and what do you think of the performance  
>> improvement? Do you really feel a difference?
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>> My main beef right now with my iBook is that it takes a little  
>> long to boot up and be useable. Launching a programs is also a  
>> little slow.
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>> My alternative is to get a 12" 1.5GHz Powerbook (Apple refurb) but  
>> that's about 3-4x the price of a hard disk upgrade :-)