17" Powerbook upgrade?

[BAJ]

Is more RAM and/or a faster internal hard drive the only "upgrade" to my
17' PB 1.33MHz 1G RAM?
I've read other DUC posters saying a faster system Hard Drive makes a
difference. I've got the stock 80 Gig drive which I think is 4200 RPM.
I can get an 80 Gig 5400 rpm $229.99 or a 60 Gig 7200 rpm $225.99
from OWC http://www.macsales.com/

[pk_hat]

Your internal HD should only store the actual program. You should create your sessions and run them from an external drive, FW/7200RPM is best. Also use the FW drive to store your audio, samples, audio sessions from various programs, etc. I've been doing it this way for 2 years and it works great. I can also recommend LaCie D2 drives, rock-solid.

[BAJ]

I use an external 7200 rpm FW drive for sessions. I'm asking about
the internal system drive.
Thanks

[pk_hat]

My 1.25ghz Powerbook also has the 80G/4200rpm drive and I haven't had a performance problem in almost a year since I've owned it.

[mamacita]

You could get an external system drive and run that off of the FW800 bus, and run your 002 and audio drive off of the FW400 bus. I personally haven't tried it, but in theory it seems like it would give a slight performance boost as the 4200 RPM system drive could slow things up some.