# Need a new/quicker hard drive... any suggestions?

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**Created:** [December 20, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-new-quicker-hard-drive-any-suggestions/40557 "2007-12-20T06:36:10Z")
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### Author: ![maverick27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maverick27/32/4946_2.png) [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-new-quicker-hard-drive-any-suggestions/40557/14 "2007-12-20T10:18:22Z")

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> [@Dr.Stevil](#):
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> Would there be a big difference from a 7200 rpm raptor and a 10000 rpm raptor in a raid 0 configuration? Is spending the extra $$$ worth it in this situation?
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> I’ll probably grab an cheapo large capacity external HDD for misc storage and archiving then, since 150gb isn’t a whole lot of room these days

Only if you are loading huge movie files, stuff like that.

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