GREETINGS TO ALL FROM THE GREEK ISLANDS !
I CURRENTLY HAVE A FE31M VAIO AND AM THINKING OF UPGRADING TO THE AR51J.READING THE SPECS ON THE LATEST AR SERIES,I NOTICED THAT ALL THE HDD'S,(EVEN TOP OF THE LINE AR51SU),RUN AT 4200 RPM.
MY VAIO IS RUNNING A 160 GB HDD,(FACTORY),AT 5400 RPM.IT'S NOT LIGHTNING FAST BUT IT'S NOT BAD EITHER.
I'M WONDERING,WITH THE SLOWER HDD ON THE NEW AR,WILL IT RUN AT A DECENT ENOUGH SPEED FOR PHOTO-EDITING.THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I USE THE VAIO FOR.
WHY DID SONY DECIDE TO USE SUCH SLOW DRIVES ? MOST OTHER COMPETITION IN THE 17 INCH LAPTOP RANGE ARE USING 54OO OR EVEN 7200 RPM,WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE BATTERY LOSS.
I REALLY WANT TO RUN WITH VAIO AGAIN-IS IT WORTH IT ?
