Does Seagate 7200.12 improve OS Performance?

killerz · 29-08-2009, 10:16 PM

Hello everyone, i need some advice.

I have a 2 HDDs
1) Seagate 160gb sata 7200.10 (OS installed on this drive)

2) Seagate 1TB Sata 7200.12 (for storing music movies , other)

i want to know if i buy a new Seagate 250gb Sata 7200.12, and install OS on this drive , will there be any significant improve in performance of OS(Vista).If yes I will sell off 160gb then.

Pls suggest if i shud opt for 7200.12 for OS and sell off my 7200.10 160gb hdd. Will it be a good deal? Will it benifit me?.

pimpom · 31-08-2009, 12:08 AM

I can't be sure without benchmarking, but it seems to me that my current 500GB 7200.12 Seagate drive is faster than my previous 320GB 7200.10.

hell_storm2006 · 31-08-2009, 12:51 PM

Not significant but definitely the 12 drive is faster than the 10 drive. So there would be certain improvements. Have you bought the 7200.12 drive?

**Krow** · 31-08-2009, 11:15 PM

Don't buy would be my advice. For significant improvements, get the WD black edition or dont get a new HDD at all. Seagate has high failure rates these days. Better wait for a while with ur reliable 7200.10 (maybe even until SSD's become viable).

A new 250 GB drive wont give u a huge improvement in OS performance neway.

desiibond · 01-09-2009, 08:22 AM

^^True. For visible performance difference over 7200.12, it's better to go for WD Black which is a solidly built superfast HDD. But only downside is that it costs 6.5k-7k