The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Theres a 200gb 4200rpm 2.5" HDD?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Unreal, Aug 3, 2006.

  1. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    734
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Unreal, Aug 3, 2006
    #1
  2. nistco92

    nistco92 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    100
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Don't get a 200gb @ 4200 rpm, it'll be slow as hell. 4200rpm is almost dinosaur on new computers, and a bigger hard drive is harder to search, so that thing is just a pain waiting to happen. External USB 2.0 would be much faster and cheaper.
     
    nistco92, Aug 3, 2006
    #2
  3. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

    Reputations:
    436
    Messages:
    3,651
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    actually, a bigger HD has more data density so it's easier to search. that's why a large 5400 rpm drive has similar performance specs as a smaller 7200 rpm drive.

    re: OP, the largest i've seen is 160, but nothing surprises me anymore
     
    drumfu, Aug 3, 2006
    #3
  4. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    759
    Messages:
    2,637
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Yeah, I saw that the other day. Just hold out a little longer. A company just patented technology for 1TB HDDs for notebooks a few months ago. That's some crazy stuff. But I would also suggest an external USB HDD over a 200GB HDD. I'm sure it's expensive as hell.
     
    Paul, Aug 3, 2006
    #4
  5. teamgreen02

    teamgreen02 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    67
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    1 TB drives for notebooks are a long ways off. The biggest 3.5" hard drive available is 750 GB and costs around $425.
     
    teamgreen02, Aug 3, 2006
    #5
  6. Paul

    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    759
    Messages:
    2,637
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Well, I don't know how long it will take for them to become popular, but I just know that it's a new technology that's out there. A few years ago, a 40-60GB drive was top of the line for notebooks and now we're doing 100, 120, and 200. Just a thought.
     
    Paul, Aug 3, 2006
    #6
  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,080
    Trophy Points:
    931
    I wouldn't buy any 4200RPM hard drive. I'd go for the 120GB 5400RPM drive, then pick up an external HDD as posted. The 2.5" models are very, very portable and don't need an external power supply to run - USB only.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 3, 2006
    #7
  8. mikkroik

    mikkroik Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    212
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I got an 80 GB 5400 RPM with a 2.5" inclosure (firewire and usb) and it works amazing, improving performence enable data cashing
     
    mikkroik, Aug 3, 2006
    #8
  9. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    734
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Just so we're clear, I was never considering the 200gb HDD...I was just curious if anyone else knew about this.
     
    Unreal, Aug 7, 2006
    #9