I have the new 15" and it gets about 45 minutes more battery life than my old 15" Powerbook. If your concerned buy an extra battery.

iomatic: Look at the benchmark striker100 posted, that is the reason I don't want a Hitachi. Seagates 5400 drives are just as fast and consumes less power.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lundh iomatic: Look at the benchmark striker100 posted, that is the reason I don't want a Hitachi. Seagates 5400 drives are just as fast and consumes…

Humor warning: don't read if you're laugh-impaired. You know how the ROKR itunes phone is getting bad reviews, how people are suggesting glueing a Shuffle or Nano to your present …

Quote: Originally Posted by Lundh iomatic: Look at the benchmark striker100 posted, that is the reason I don't want a Hitachi. Seagates 5400 drives are just as fast and consumes…

I read that report. However, they don't have the 100GB 7200rpm Hitachi tested, nor do we know which drives will be shipping with the new PowerBooks-- actually I think some of stock…

Quote: Originally Posted by Fusion Thank you guys so much for the informative posts! tooki or mduell > You mentioned the speed differences were going to be noticed on seek/r…

Quote: Originally Posted by robertj I'm thinking about buying the 15" Powerbook released today, and my main consideration is 100 GB 7200-rpm HD vs. 120 GB 5400-rpm HD. Will the …

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Consider two drives: A is 120GB @ 5400PM, B is 80GB @ 7200RPM. For reading or writing a contiguous file (like copying a 5GB movie file), the …

I got a new 17" tonight. It's got the ST9120821A so I guess they are shipping these drives. It does seem really fast. Quote: Originally Posted by siflippant I've had this new …

Quote: Originally Posted by bcaslis I got a new 17" tonight. It's got the ST9120821A so I guess they are shipping these drives. It does seem really fast. That's good to kno…

I'm on my way to the Apple store tonight to pick up a 15 with a 7200 drive so I'll let you guys know what drive that one comes with.

Cool. I'll pipe in on the CTO (what does that stand for?) 7200rpm drive version. It left Shanghai at 2AM PST this morning (22nd). Gotta go rake the leaves. btw, bcaslis has the S…

Quote: Originally Posted by Fusion I'm on my way to the Apple store tonight to pick up a 15 with a 7200 drive so I'll let you guys know what drive that one comes with. That w…

the new 15" powerbook has better battery life than the 15" powerbook I bought last year, and it feels much faster, maybe it's the hard drive, but the specs are basically identical …

Quote: Originally Posted by inkhead the new 15" powerbook has better battery life than the 15" powerbook I bought last year, and it feels much faster, maybe it's the hard drive,…

Quote: Originally Posted by inkhead the new 15" powerbook has better battery life than the 15" powerbook I bought last year, and it feels much faster, maybe it's the hard drive,…

Alrighty guys, I'll chime in. I picked up my 15" ultimate version from the Apple store last night and it has been pretty good. First couple things to note: 1. The 100gb 7200rpm …

Quote: Originally Posted by Fusion 1. The 100gb 7200rpm drive is a Hitatchi, not the Seagate. If you want to know the actual model number, let me know and I will look it up. …

Thanks for the info. Similarly to MacBoudille (the shots there aren't terribly good), a shot of a previous 15" side by side, or your iBook as well, if possible, would be great. If …

Quote: Originally Posted by Fusion Alrighty guys, I'll chime in. I picked up my 15" ultimate version from the Apple store last night and it has been pretty good. First couple …

Interesting thread! I'm trying to decide which drive to order my 15" Powerbook with. The conclusion so far is, based upon what I've read here and other places (please correct me if…

One thing I'll say, the Seagate 100GB 5400rpm hard drive in my Powerbook is extremely quiet, I don't even hear anything when it's writing. I had an IBM T43p that had a 60gb 7200rpm…

you gotta ask yourself, how much time is it going to be pluged in and how much time is it going to be on battery, if its mostly going to be pluged in get the better preformer.

Yeah, I agree with striker100: I'd go for a slower but quieter drive any day. By the way, striker100, did that 100 Gbyte Seagate drive you have come in a new G4 Powerbook, or the …