We use Panasonic Toughbooks and the 5400 RPM drives handle shock-&-vibe testing (and real life) much better than the 7200s - so much so that you cannot order a Toughbook with a 7200!
Jeff Showen Systems Engineer Team TACLAN On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Bill Lambert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Doesn't putting in a 7200 spin disk increase the heat factor? I always > thought that was the reason some laptops come with 5400 spin drives to keep > the heat down. > > > > > Bill Lambert > > Concuity > > 847-941-9206 > > > > > From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:46 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > > > > > > > My wife has a top of the line Sony SZ48 series Vaio. Fantastic machine – > carbon fibre case, weighs next to nothing, two GPUs. Performance out of the > box is abysmal. I replaced the drive with a 7200 RPM disk, upped the RAM, > and tried to remove as much Sony crapware as possible (it even comes with > its own copy of SQL Server to manage your media – because WMP obviously > can't do that). Runs a lot better now, but I suspect it'll run a lot better > with a clean install. > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 11 May 2008 9:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > Sent: Sunday, 11 May 2008 9:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > > > > > > > Check out this story: > > > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=429 > > > > It's a perfect example of a manufacturer shipping a Vista machine with > unacceptable performance. This resulted in a black eye for the manufacturer > (Sony in this case, but they're not the only ones to do this) and a lost > customer for the manufacturer and Microsoft alike. > > > > I didn't participate in the Vista beta, but I did grab it as soon as it > RTM'd. I installed it on my home desktop, which is a modest box (Pentium D > CPU w/ 2 GB of RAM) I built myself a good year before Vista was released. It > ran great. Still does. Now, if I could run Vista fine on a machine that I > built from parts that were never designed to work with Vista, why is it that > PC manufacturers can't ship brand new machines that work as well? > > > > > > John > > > > > > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 3:44 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Why XP is doomed > > > > > > > Hold on there... If an OS requires new drivers and more horsepower... we > can't blame the new OS? > > Oh yes we can. > > --Matt ross > ________________________________ > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Vista wasn't perfect out of the gate, but it's not the piece of junk > people think it is, either. A huge reason Vista has a negative image is > that the hardware OEMs have been releasing buggy drivers for it--if they > released drivers for it at all--and have been shipping Vista computers > that either don't have enough horsepower or are bloated with crapware or > bad drivers (or all three). It all adds up to a bad experience for > users, and the OS gets the blame. > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / > Virus Database: 269.23.15/1426 - Release Date: 5/10/2008 11:12 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
