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I don't think that 10k RPM drives will ever make it to the mainstream. The jump will be to hybrid drives, as solid state memory is much faster that typical HDD's, and there isn't a mechanical limitation.

Also, the faster the drive spins, the lower the platter density is going to be....

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04-28-2007, 10:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ethereal_Dragon EagleMod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bolingbrook, IL - USA Posts: 3,390	Re: When will 10,000 rpm hard drives be standard? I don't think that 10k RPM drives will ever make it to the mainstream. The jump will be to hybrid drives, as solid state memory is much faster that typical HDD's, and there isn't a mechanical limitation. Also, the faster the drive spins, the lower the platter density is going to be.... __________________ Please excuse spelling/grammar issues in my posts, 95% of my posting is now done from my iPhone. Still getting used to it. -Thanks. Gaming Rig: - GIGABYTE GA-X38-DQ6, Intel E6750 @ 3.0 Ghz, TRUE (MX-2 & 2 Scythe SFF21D), Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR 800, HIS Radeon X1950XT, CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX, 2x Seagate 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500 GB, ASUS DRW-2014L1T, Antec 900 The NAS Box: D-Link DNS-323 & 2x Seagate 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB - RAID 1 Current Project: Operation Home Run Status: COMPLETED!!! \| My Antec 900 Build Log \| Project Pink \| Operation Home Run \| \| General Forum Rules \| Networking FAQs & Tutorials \| Hardware Tutorials \| \| My Random Phone Cam Pics \| Useful Linux Websites \| T-F F@H Milestones Clubs \| \| Graphics Card Rankings \| T-F 3DMark06 Rankings \| T-F Case Gallery \|