Ok... so according to Tom's charts for 2.5" HDD performance the performance really varies between models of hard drives. But what I need to know is this.... I have an 80gb 4200 rpm drive in my laptop right now. I need a new one because this one is getting bad sectors. So, I'm assuming that I will notice a big difference in the one I have now, and either the 5400 rpm or the 7200 rpm drive because either one I get will have an 8mb cache on it. (BTW -- these are PATA not SATA.)
So what I want to know is from anyone that's had real-world experience... not just the chart numbers. Will I really notice that big of a difference between the 7200 rpm vs the 5400 rpm drive? Reason I'm asking is for the same price I can get a significantly larger drive if I go 5400 rpm vs 7200 rpm......I just want to get away from this slow-ass 4200 rpm drive!!!
So what I want to know is from anyone that's had real-world experience... not just the chart numbers. Will I really notice that big of a difference between the 7200 rpm vs the 5400 rpm drive? Reason I'm asking is for the same price I can get a significantly larger drive if I go 5400 rpm vs 7200 rpm......I just want to get away from this slow-ass 4200 rpm drive!!!