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    200 gb 7200rpm HDD when

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Awesome laptops, Apr 22, 2007.

  1. Awesome laptops

    Awesome laptops Notebook Evangelist

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    when will there be something like a 200gb or more 7200rpm hardrive available of a notebook?
     
    Awesome laptops, Apr 22, 2007
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  2. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    250 GB 7200 RPM drives are on the cards.. Maybe in about 6 months or so, they'll become standard. I remember reading somewhere that it'd be a single platter offering......
     
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I really see manufactures move away from "normal" or conventional HDs as Solid State ones roll out, so I don't think they'll be out for quite some time
     
    hehe299792458, Apr 22, 2007
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    The bottleneck for the laptops "slow hd"
     
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    Flash based memory is most likely the next thing manufacturers will focus on. The main advantage is that they don't have any moving parts, which is somethng that the compiter will welcome, and as the development continues, transfer rates will increase and they will eventually get to the point where they can be bought for a much cheaper price. But before that happens, companies need to invest into them.
     
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  6. John Ratsey

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    Samsung have posted full details of a couple of their imminent models here. The HM250JI is 250GB 0.5mm high and 5400RPM. The HM160HI is 160GB 5400RPM on a single platter. However, I can see no mention of their 7200RPM HDD which was also announced recently. While there, you might want to look at their Fusion hybrid drives with 256MB RAM on board.

    John
     
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  7. Best Foot Forward

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    I've been wanting to upgrade my HD for the longest time and now seems to be ideal. Where and for how much can I get a lovely 160GB @ 7200 rpm HD?
     
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    Visit Span for the 160GB 7200rpm. However, there's a massive price premium. Span has the best selection of HDDs in UK but doesn't stock Samsung. I got my 160GB 5400RPM Samsung HDD from PC Nextday.

    John
     
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  9. Awesome laptops

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    so what your saying is they might not even make a 200gb+ 7200rpm hdd
     
    Awesome laptops, Apr 22, 2007
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    The newly released 160gb 7,200rpm HDD's look tasty but their too expensive.
     
    usapatriot, Apr 22, 2007
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    my g/fs dad works for hitachi here in CA and gives me notebook HDs when i need an upgrade. he told me to wait till june/july when they roll out with their 200gb 7200rpm notebook hd ;D
     
    junknstuff, Apr 22, 2007
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  12. John Ratsey

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    They are definitely coming, but may be not for a month or three. Samsung did announce one a few weeks ago, but haven't yet posted more details, and I'm sure that other manufacturers are working on something similar.

    John
     
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    Thanks John :). £120 seems a fair price-what do you guys think? I might just eventually settle for a (much?) cheaper 100/120 GB @7200 rpm HD. Hmm choices.

    Oh I almost forgot. Will that HDD in that link work with a HP nc8430? I don't even know what interface my notebook is :eek:

    EDIT: nevermind, its SATA
     
    Best Foot Forward, Apr 23, 2007
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