> If he's talking about replacing a C/Windows drive, I don't know why anyone would > consider anything other than a solid state drive these days unless you like wasting > your time. For D/E etc. I could understand saving a few bucks on an oldschool type > though going under 7200 seems pointless.
For ROMs and CHDs, 5400 is fine, and saves you some power/heat/noise.
If you're also using the drive to install games and stuff then yes 7200 is much better.