5600rpm vs 7200rpm

[Charlie]

Hi i am gonna buy a external hdd for my xbox one (not s). i would like 2tb of extra space, but also 7200rpm. After some research i found both people saying that a 5600rpm hdd would work fine, and people who almost forbid it. Anybody know something about it? (i dont know if this is relevant, but i have the 500gb version)

[Omega]

A 7200rpm drive has faster read/write speed than a 5400rpm drive. But both work fine for storing games. With a 7200rpm drive you will spend less time waiting in loadscreens compared to a 5400rpm drive.

[Charlie]

but in game is there then any differences?

[Omega]

Originally posted by Doc Hudson:

but in game is there then any differences?

nope.

[Charlie]

i also found one that says 5gbps/usb 3.0. Whaat does that mean

[chiefputsilao]

5600rpm? i only knew of 5400. 5900. 7200. 10000

[Charlie]

chiefputsi i also meant 5400rpm. sorry

[Omega]

Originally posted by Doc Hudson:

i also found one that says 5gbps/usb 3.0. Whaat does that mean

That means that USB 3.0 can move up to 5 gigabits (not to be confused with gigabytes) that is about 625 megabytes every second.

[Charlie]

ok so in two seconds it can download a full gb?

[Charlie]

sure you didnt mean megabits, omega?

[Omega]

Originally posted by Doc Hudson:

ok so in two seconds it can download a full gb?

Not download but load and a hard drive will never reach those speeds. Solid state drives barelly reach those speeds.

[Omega]

Originally posted by Doc Hudson:

sure you didnt mean megabits, omega?

Bytes

[Charlie]

so would a 5400/5600rpm hdd with usb 3.0 work fine for games like gta and such?

[Omega]

Originally posted by Doc Hudson:

so would a 5400/5600rpm hdd with usb 3.0 work fine for games like gta and such?

Load times will suck but it wil just work without a problem.

[Charlie]

Ok thanks Omega. BTW i have seen you comment on a lot of discussions and i dont know if you hear this often but i just wanna say that i really appreciate your work for the community :)

[Omega]

Originally posted by Doc Hudson:

Ok thanks Omega. BTW i have seen you comment on a lot of discussions and i dont know if you hear this often but i just wanna say that i really appreciate your work for the community :)

Thanks Hudson!