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    Looking at getting a new HDD for my 6920G

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Big_Rich_UK, Sep 21, 2009.

  1. Big_Rich_UK

    Big_Rich_UK Notebook Enthusiast

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    The WD Scorpio Blue 320Gb drive in my 6920G is dying slowly and I want to replace it with a faster 7200rpm drive.

    From what I can see, the Seagate Momentus SATAII 7200.4 500Gb is the best choice and actually draws *less* power (1.55W vs 2.5W read/write and 0.6W vs 0.85W idle) than my current HDD.

    Has anyone else here upgraded their HDD to something better?

    Has anyone experienced heat problems?

    I had considered milling out some extra vents in the casing round the HDD.

    Newbie here btw, so hi all.
     
    Big_Rich_UK, Sep 21, 2009
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  2. EchoShade

    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    Welcome to NBR!!!

    I have the Seagate Momentus. I wouldn't say it's cooler since it runs about the same as my stock one at 46-48C and the speed is negligible on daily tasks. The loading time for stuff like Photoshop and games is noticeable though by a shortened time a couple of seconds depending on what it is that you're opening. Windows will have a slightly shorter load time. The Seagate is currently the best laptop HDD I believe. If you want something better, it'll have to be a SSD and those aren't worth the price per gigabyte in my opinion.
     
    EchoShade, Sep 21, 2009
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