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Old 10-29-2010, 12:41 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Table 5 View Post
Btw, does HD speed matter a lot? Does it make sense to get a 7200RPM or higher, or will the 5400rpm suffice?
I can't see how it would given the system reqs. (From here)

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Microsoft® Windows®
For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology; for Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
1.8 GB free disk space for installation
1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card
1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
Install from download or DVD
The only reason HDD speed would matter a lot is if you are constantly loading a large file. Video editing is a prime example of where this is important. Unless the file is too big to be entirely held in memory the only thing a faster hard drive would do is probably make opening a file faster.

edit: Actually looking at those required specs you might even be able to get by with an integrated laptop card, but it wouldn't be pretty.
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