15,000 vs 10,000

retiredwikit · Post by **retiredwikit** » May 18, 2006, 12:07 pm

Besides price, what are the major differences between a 15k rpm hard drive, and a 10k hard drive?

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » May 18, 2006, 12:13 pm

Those two numbers had a very different meaning to me since I just watched Memoirs of a Geisha last night, hehe.

cadalano · Post by **cadalano** » May 18, 2006, 1:13 pm

rpm is a factor in the drive's access times, most importantly the seek time. Its not the only factor though, so its usually better to look directly at the hard drives timings rather than the many conditions that achieve them.

if you want to really educate yourself, here's a good read:

http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ ... c/pos.html

miir · Post by **miir** » May 18, 2006, 1:23 pm

15k drives spin faster!

Psyloche · Post by **Psyloche** » May 19, 2006, 3:49 pm

imagine a honda civic straight stock

now imagine that same civic with a red "Type R" sticker

lolz j/k