5400 vs 7200 drives

[Maxwell_8]

If I choose to use a computer with a 5400 rpm for video editing and a DAW, will it cope?

 

[Gam3r01]

I wouldnt recommend a 5400RPM drive for anything, let alone video editing.

 

[Supernova1138]

5400 RPM drives are quite slow with their read and write speeds and aren't really good for any programs that actively require disk access like video editing. 5400 RPM drives are really meant more for storage purposes, eg. storing your large media files or backups. Running programs off of them will lead to longer loading times and poor responsiveness if your programs require lots of disk access. Even the OS will be slow to start up and run if the 5400 RPM drive is the system disk.

I would recommend a faster hard drive or an SSD if you can afford it.