7200 RPM will only make a difference with very large files. Things like compiles with many "small" files will show almost no speed differences.
Gentry, Michael (Contractor) wrote: > Maybe it is the router? About a month ago I had to replace mine because > it completely lost the ability to do wireless (the 4-port ethernet > section still worked). > > Just out of curiosity, did you get the 7200 RPM HD upgrade? That makes > things run faster, especially doing compiles/etc. > > /dev/mrg > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrus Adamchik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 9:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OT] MacBook Pro > > > Ok, even more strange. I am visiting my friend now - and it works ok > on his network (he has a different router model). I guess I'll try > different settings for the Network Interference robustness when I get > back home. > > Andrus > > > On May 11, 2006, at 3:11 PM, Gentry, Michael ((Contractor)) wrote: > >> My co-worker says he has no problems with his 15" MacBook Pro wireless >> connection. Not sure that helps, but it is another data point ... >> >> /dev/mrg >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andrus Adamchik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:08 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [OT] MacBook Pro >> >> >> Just got my new laptop (you guessed it - a MacBook). Things are >> running much faster now including Eclipse (I had to upgrade to 3.2). >> Cayenne embedded unit test times improved 2x. Still lots of >> glitches... >> >> One particularly annoying thing is that AirPort drops ~30% of packets >> making it unusable (I installed all updates, still doesn't work). For >> now I am back to a regular ethernet cable (plugged to the same >> wireless router; never looses a single packet), but I wonder if there >> is a solution to that? Everything I found on the internet is mostly >> random and doesn't really work. >> >> Andrus >> >
