What happened to 10 000 RPM Hard Disk?

chshwong · 07-31-2007, 05:53 PM

I thought that manufacturers have been focusing on 10 000 rpm for some years. How come new HDs are still at 7500?

Cleric7x9 · 07-31-2007, 05:59 PM

becuase 10k rpm harddrives are expensive and have a higher failrate. most ppl dont even notice a difference, so maufacturers put out the proven slower harddrives that last longer and give about the same performance for a cheaper price. and they are 7200rpm not 7500rpm

**Cromewell** · 08-01-2007, 04:50 AM

10k RPM drives are also smaller. They can't make ultra high capacity 10k drives without using many platters.

07-31-2007, 05:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
chshwong Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 57	What happened to 10 000 RPM Hard Disk? I thought that manufacturers have been focusing on 10 000 rpm for some years. How come new HDs are still at 7500?

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Cleric7x9 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Palm Beach, FL Age: 24 Posts: 2,312	becuase 10k rpm harddrives are expensive and have a higher failrate. most ppl dont even notice a difference, so maufacturers put out the proven slower harddrives that last longer and give about the same performance for a cheaper price. and they are 7200rpm not 7500rpm __________________ Dell Studio XPS 16 Notebook p8600 2.4Ghz 4Gb DDR3 1066Mhz RAM 128GB Samsung SSD ATI Radeon Mobility 3670 512Mb 16" 1920x1080 RGBLED LCD Backlit keyboard Windows 7 Professional x64 RTM

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Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	10k RPM drives are also smaller. They can't make ultra high capacity 10k drives without using many platters. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

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