New 100GB 7200rpm drive in My black macbook now very hot macbook

so guys i upgraded my macbook 2.0ghz black hard drive with a 100GB 7200 rpm harddrive made from Seagate Momentus that i got from other world compter now my computer is very hot any one has the same experince

The key phrase in the barefeets review is "Assuming the factory specs are accurate" the wattage is the same. This gets into the same argument on processor power and comparing design criteria versus actual usage.
The review of the Seagate 5400.2 drive in my earlier post has actual power measurements and it shows the 5400 drive using 3.3 watts under "Seek Normal". I think the factory specs are used for power supply sizing actual power consumption is difficult to find. The review that I reference here is for one sample drive and may not reflect the performance of all the drives. I just don't know. On average a 7200 rpm drive uses more power than a 5400 rpm drive or a 4200 rpm drive.
I bought a 5400 rpm Samsung drive for my wife's Tibook. It ran hotter than the original 4200 rpm drive and she had me remove it.
Unfortunately there is just not as much information on the internet on real usage of 2.5" drives. The web site Storage Review does a pretty good job with 3.5" drives but does not really cover many 2.5" drives.

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