X61s: SATA instead of IDE hard drive

Hi,
I'd like to change for a faster hard drive. I have X61s and in Device manager of Windows there's that my drive is of IDE type (Fujitsu MHW2080BHPL). What would you suggest please? I found some information on internet about performance of hard drives. What I have now has 5400 RPM. Is it possible for my laptop to have 7200? Or how else could I increase the performance of the hard drive?
Thanks for any comments. Just to mention, I'm not any IT so please don't use many strange words.
Moderator note: Type added to subject line for clarity.
Message Edited by Agotthelf on 10-05-2009 09:58 AM

> Does it consume really more energy?
Compared to watt, er, what?
Google is your friend. From what I can see the 7k320 and 5k320 have very similar energy consumption. While the 7k320 does draw a bit more, I doubt it would reduce discharge times by more than a few percent.
Added for comparison MHW2080BH.
Message Edited by hausman on 05-10-2009 03:00 PM
Cheers... Dorian Hausman
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