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    Need help please with choosing hard drive for Dell 1505?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lithnights, Nov 19, 2008.

  1. lithnights

    lithnights Notebook Consultant

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    I am attempting to upgrade the hard drive on my Dell 1505 laptop. It has 80GB which is now filled. I want to get a 160GB, 200GB or perhaps even higher (if not too expensive) and have searched the threads here, and researched sites like Newegg to get an idea of what is out there. I wanted to spend around $100 or so. I know I need SATA but other than that, I am wondering..

    1. Should I get 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s? What does this mean?

    2. Should I get 5400 or 7200? It seems 7200 is a bit more expensive. (Currently I have 5400 and am happy with it.) Not sure I'd notice the difference with 7200.

    3. What brands should I look at? Hitachi, Seagate, WD etc. Any to stay away from?

    4. Most importantly, based on all of this, any specific suggestions?
    ....... e.g. Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $100 on newegg ......HITACHI Travelstar 7K320 HTS723232L9A360 (0A57547) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $90 with rebate

    Thanks in advance!
     
    lithnights, Nov 19, 2008
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    1. Get 3.0 Gb/s that is the latest SATA version.

    2. 7200 would be faster than a 5400rpm drive at the same capacity.

    3. Those are the three main brands and they are all decent.

    4. I believe that Hitachi drive is a bit faster than the WD. But either one would be a good choice if you are looking for 320GB capacity.
     
    atbnet, Nov 19, 2008
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  3. Phil

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    I'd personally go for the WD3200BEKT or Seagate 7200.3
     
    Phil, Nov 20, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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  5. lithnights

    lithnights Notebook Consultant

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    Wow thanks for all the opinions!

    Apologize for the cross post. Lesson learned.
     
    lithnights, Nov 20, 2008
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    7200 is going to be faster and worth the extra money.
     
    jjgoo, Nov 20, 2008
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    So do I, and I would prefer the Seagate over the WD.
     
    TC03, Nov 21, 2008
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    lithnights Notebook Consultant

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    Any other thoughts? Looks like we have a vote each for..

    Seagate over WD
    Seagate or WD
    Hitachi
    Hitachi or WD

    Any tiebreaker votes? :)

    Some replies had mentioned that there were some threads that discuss these hard drives. I searched but didn't have much luck.

    Can someone perhaps provide a thread link or suggestions on how to search more efficiently.


    Thanks all!!!
     
    lithnights, Nov 21, 2008
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  9. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Other than the fact that the 7K320 has the fastest loading times. The Seagate perfroms the best in synthetic tests, but the 7K320 does perform the best in media playback and loading times.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 22, 2008
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