5400 rpm v. 7200 rpm

Does anyone have first hand experience to how much slower the 5400 is? is it THAT noticable?
and does the 7200 really hog THAT much more energy/battery life than a 5400?
thankkk you.

Here's a pretty good article in reference to your post:
http://barefeats.com/rosa06.html
IMHO, get an external Firewire 7200 rpm drive and fuhgettaboutit.

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