What is the difference? Will I really notice it when video editing? Does it change battery life and longevity?
My MBP has a 7200-spin. I get enough battery life (5+ hours) that any variance is attirbuted to the activity (heavy graphics, heavy computing, etc.).
About 1800 RPM? But seriously, folks. It's a matter of speed. The 7200 RPM drive will typically be faster at i/o than the 5400 RPM drive. Any activity that requires a lot of disk i/o will benefit from a faster drive.
Battery life will be slightly but not significantly less - maybe as much as 10 or 15 minutes. There is not a huge difference in power consumption between 5400 and 7200 RPM drives.
The amount of battery power loss is about the same as the amount of speed increase. In the grand scheme of things they are both pretty insignificant.
5400 rpm vs 7200 rpm on new MacBook pro?
