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    120gb 7200rpm 16mb Vs 250gb 5400rpm 8mb

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by anybody99, Feb 22, 2009.

  1. anybody99

    anybody99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hitachi 250GB 5400RPM 8MB $60 total, 3 years warranty.
    Seagate 120GB 7200RPM 16MB $44 total, 6 months warranty, refurbished.

    which one is better and why.

    does the 16mb cache bring much more to the table?

    i use notebook: t9400, geforce 9600m gt, msi 1722. 4gb 800mhz micron ram.

    tnx.
     
    anybody99, Feb 22, 2009
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  2. NJoy

    NJoy Няшka

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    250 will be faster because of higher density. And it's BIGGER! =))
     
    NJoy, Feb 22, 2009
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  3. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    The 120GB might have slightly faster access times but the difference will be negligible. Get the 250GB because it's a higher density drive and obviously you have extra space.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Feb 22, 2009
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  4. idiotpilot

    idiotpilot Notebook Evangelist

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    the 7200 rpm will have a relatively unnoticeable speed advantage over the 5400rpm, and the 5400 has double the space.
     
    idiotpilot, Feb 22, 2009
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  5. K-TRON

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

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    Get the hitachi 250gb 5400rpm drive. Buying a refurbished harddrive is never a good idea. For it to be refurbished means that the drive failed in some way, and it was fixed, i.e, a new PCB was installed or a new motor. I wouldnt buy anything refurbished if you can avoid it.
    If you are in the USA, look at newegg, zipzoomfly, tigerdirect for good harddrive deals. You can get a 320gb 7200rpm drive for around $75, which would be better than both drives mentioned.
    But if you only have those two options, definitely go with the Hitachi, it will be more reliable than the seagate.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Feb 22, 2009
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  6. Greedy

    Greedy Notebook Enthusiast

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    By the price difference go for the Hitachi.
    Twice the size, brand new and full warranty. And as someone said buying such an important component as a HDD with a refurbished state is a very bad idea.
     
    Greedy, Feb 23, 2009
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