recommendation for new Hard drive

hi,
the hard drive comes with my Inspiron 6400 is wearing out. it is an West digital Scorpio blue 80G 5400rpm, 1,5G/s SATA, model # WD800BEVS.

besides this same model, any one has a recommendation for replacement? my requirement is that the new one should be reliable ( don't crash every 3 month), quiet(no big noise), not too fast(may making noise,5400rpm fine), not less than 80G.

thanks,

t.z.

 

hi there, its quite hard to get a HD below 80GB nowadays.. i recommend western digital, ive read alot of positive about them. seagate is a little un reliable and have clicking sounds. toshiba is pretty cheap and have low power comsumption and quiet operations.

 

I reccommend the Intel X-25M 160GB SSD since you didn't mention price... It's quite, noise at all, lightning fast, and low power consuption. And it won't crash on you.

 

You can put any 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) HDD in your laptop. You'l be able to score anywhere between 250GB and 500GB for less than $100 depending on where you shop.

The SSD will cost more than the laptop is worth... Why do people just throw SSDs around like they are a perfect fit for every situation?

 

Becuase the are Besides, when you sell the laptop, replace it with an old drive, and keep the SSD for your next computer or throw it in a desktop. With the exception of price, I see very little downside to SSDs w/trim. Easily one of the easiest and better, upgrades for any computer.

 

actually I bought a new WD 160G same model from Newegg, it arrives with 8KB bad sector. pretty disappointing. but I may try local Fry's store, they have WD too.

 

HI, DR,
my original idea is a SSD. but after I check the price. I decide go back to normal HD. sorry not mentioning price.

thanks,
t.z.

 

If you don't want to pay the premium for an SSD, I strongly suggest to buy a 2.5 inch 320-500gb WD 7200 RPM drive (blue is generally good).

It won't be SSD fast, but it will be solid.

While on the subject, getting an SSD for computers that have really really bad hard drives can be almost like buying a new computer in some cases (some = most). The disk access time, latency, speed, etc is terrible on most older drives (5400 RPM drive at 80gb density would be painfully slow compared to an Intel SSD, but the premium you pay isn't to be ignored). While you will be capped at SATA 1.5G speeds, that's still extremely fast.

I know some might think this is a poor analogy (it does SSDs a dis-service IMO), but I know tons of people with cars that have sound systems in them that are 2-3x as much as the car is worth. So putting an SSD into a cheap old laptop isn't necessarily a bad idea.

 

Agreed with descendency, and if your going to be using computers for a long time, then you can always keep the SSD for future use and save money by not upgrading the HDD at the time of purchase.

The only thing about them is the price as has been mentioned.