hard drive benchmark - hd tune

Here is my desktop, and my laptop.

Could someone with a 7200rpm laptop drive post up a screen cap of their result?

 

Here are my results, with a HGST (Hitachi) TravelStar 7K100, 100GB 7200rpm SATA drive, on my XPS M1210

(As usual, click on the images to get to the full sized version)

HDTach v3.0.1.0


HD Tune 2.51



Seems like I get around 25MB/s (inner) to about 50MB/s (outer) sequential transfer rate, with an average of over 40MB/s, and about 15.5ms random access time.

Despite the fact that it spins at 7200rpm, it only ever gets as hot as 45°C when I push it (downloading via BitTorrent while gaming at the same time, so lots of disk access), and usually hovers around 38°C-41°C doing normal work, and as low as 35°C when idle. I'd say it runs no hotter than the previous 5400rpm in my M1210 (which was a 60GB Toshiba).


I can't wait until HGST launch their "7K200" drive by middle of next year. 100GB/platter (200GB capacity), 7200rpm, flash memory onboard (to support Vista's ReadyDrive), and full disc encryption. Should make for a fine upgrade over what I have now.

 

Why is my 5400rpm drive so "spiky?"

Performance wise they all seem somewhat linear.

7200 desktop > 7200 laptop > 5400 laptop

I don't feel that my 5400rpm is slow, I guess you kinda get used to what you got. If they get these 200GB 7200rpm drives out in the next year or so, it's nice to know I have a worthwhile upgrade waiting for me.