5400rpm?

[Cristina S]

If we'll use a 5400rpm only for OS

...is a 7200rpm disk strictly necessary?

(the idea would be to only use external 7200rpm disks for storage and to run NLE app from USB 3.0 or eSATA ports)

 

[Frank Cueto]

Ha! 7200 rpm is barely ok. Get a vertex2 ssd and call it a day (that is IF u can only have one drive...)

 

[Shane Betts]

Yes. Totally. What Frank said.

 

[A_Love]

For any type of motion/ video work 7200 rpm is the min SAS 2.5 drives and SSD's drives are
far better and use less power!

 

[ericyoung]

I disagree. If only used for OS, then 5400rpm should be useable, although 7200rpm is still preferable. But only when referring to a laptop where capacity or power is limited. If in a tower, definitely go with 7200rpm if you can.