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    Seagate XT Good?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Shaythong, Dec 24, 2010.

  1. Shaythong

    Shaythong Notebook Evangelist

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    I've been thinking about selecting this HDD for the secondary harddrive bay on the ASUS G53JW:

    500GB (w/ 4GB SSD Memory) Seagate XT 7200RPM NCQ Hybrid 32MB Cache (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)

    Is it good and worth it or should I get the standard 500GB? Is the primary harddrive bay faster than the secondary harddrive bay?
     
    Shaythong, Dec 24, 2010
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  2. polish_pat

    polish_pat Notebook Consultant

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    Meh...if it's not more than 20$ over the price of a regular HDD just get it. Personally, I was a little disappointed but I had high expectations. Boot time is slightly improved. The difference is very small though, maybe cut 3-4 seconds off of the regular 50 sec boot. But for all the rest or regular windows use, the difference is not noticeable
     
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  3. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    As a seconday drive don't bother. As a primary drive it is great but for just data storage and the like a regular 7200 RPM drive is fine.
     
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    i have it for a secondary drive and its quite good.. i wouldn't complain about it or anything but yeah unless you got money to burn like i did , i suggest you get a normal drive.

    Panther214
     
    Panther214, Dec 24, 2010
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