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    What Hard Drive for E1505??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Poop_shoe, May 5, 2006.

  1. Poop_shoe

    Poop_shoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all, just ordered a E1505 with the $100 and $750 off coupons. I was planning on removing the Dell included hard drive, sticking it in a box and letting it sit. I was going to replace it with either a 120GB 5400 rpm drive or a 100GB 7200 rpm drive and wanted SPECIFIC drive recommendations.
    I need SATA correct?

    This will allow me to install a completely clean copy of XP with only the soft ware I want on it and if I have a serious issue, I can pull out the untouched other HD and reinstall it if it need to go back to dell.

    Thanks for any help,
    Shoe
     
    Poop_shoe, May 5, 2006
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    Incog Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a 60gb 7200 rpm hard drive in mine. My buddy has a 5400 rpm in a similar laptop. It is truly amazing the difference in normal everyday tasks. I do not have any benchmarks other than personal experience, but I will never order a 5400 in any of my future laptops.

    IMHO,

    Inc
     
    Incog, May 5, 2006
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    There are tow 7200RPM choices; the Hitachi 7k100 and the Seagate 7200.1. The Hitachi is a little faster. Seagate runs cooler and quieter. All around they are pretty similar in performance.
     
    ZaZ, May 6, 2006
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    Poop_shoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Zazonz, that was the kind of info I was lookng for. I guess my 2 choices on newegg, are my olnly 2 choices then. The seagate has a 5 year warrenty, but is $20 more....Hmmmm
     
    Poop_shoe, May 6, 2006
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