Satellite P300-23M - Has the HDD 4200rpm?

Hi,
Is the information right, that the HDD has only 4200rpm?
Or is it a mistake?
THX

What do you with the notebook?
If you use the notebook only for Internet, emails and office the 4200rpm HDD is fast enough.
I think a faster HDD is only useful if you often work with big files with a lot of GB.
Furthermore a faster HDD doesn't improve the game performance.
Dont forget that a HDD with more rpm is not so quiet.

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