Laptop HDD - worth replacing 5400 with 7200?

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I've got a new Viao with a 320Gb Samsung 5400 HDD.
I'm finding that the cpu load and memory use are pretty good, but the HDD is often at 100% with me waiting for things to load.

Would moving to a decent 7200rpm drive see any real world benefits?

In an ideal world I'd get an SSD, but I need at least 150Gb and it is just too expensive at the moment so was thinking about a faster mechanical drive as a stop gap.

Is it worth it?
 
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