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    60 GB @ 7200 or 80 GB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chowchow81117, Mar 6, 2005.

  1. chowchow81117

    chowchow81117 Notebook Guru

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    which one?
     
    chowchow81117, Mar 6, 2005
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  2. Thaiwoo

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    What do need more? Speed or space?
     
    Thaiwoo, Mar 6, 2005
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I would definetly get the 7200. You can put your old hard drive in an external usb case if you need the extra storage.






    I know things, things that could get me killed


    Thinkpad T41:
    * 1.6Ghz Pentium M * 768Mb Memory * 40Gb Hitachi 7200RPM * Panasonic UJ-845-B DVD+RW *
     
    ZaZ, Mar 6, 2005
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  4. DeathMoJo

    DeathMoJo Notebook Consultant

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    i would also recommend the 7200rpm drive, no matter what your doing the 7200rpm drive will just make everything a little faster.

    *Dell Inspiron 9200, P-M 2.1ghz 400mhz FSB, 1 GB Ram 333mhz, 17inch WSXGA+ Screen, 60gb 7200rpm HD, 128 ATI M Radeon 9700 (OC: 485/270), XP Pro SP2, Wifi + Bluetooth*

    *Sony MDR-G74SL Headphones for music and gaming, best 40 dollar pair i have ever bought!*
     
    DeathMoJo, Mar 7, 2005
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    yeah, the 7200 is better; with the faster HD, you'll see better overall performance on your laptop.

    Emachines M6809 - 3200 AMD 64 - 512 DDR - 80gig - ATI 9600 O/C'd @ 457/223
     
    Jester116, Mar 9, 2005
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    80gb 5400 rpm is more cost effective than 60gb 7200 rpm.
     
    lapboy, Mar 11, 2005
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    whatever you do just dont get toshiba HDD's they bench in LAST and they cost as more than the seagate drives...

    in benchmarks the hitachi 7200RPM 60GB is the fastest (obviously)
    a tie for 2nd is Seagate and Western Digital 80GB HDD's, the the middle of the pack is the samsung 80GB (its also the cheapest and the best value), 2nd last is fujitsu, i recommend against fujitsu, dead last is toshiba with its 16MB cache (this drive is a total joke)

    -->Asus M6BNe | Pentium M 1.6GHz Dothan | 1024MB PC2700 Micron Ram | Radeon 9700 Pro 64MB | 80GB Samsung 5400 RPM 8MB Cache | Gigabit LAN | CDRW + DVD Combo |
    -->Compal CL56 | Pentium M 1.6GHz Dothan | 1024MB Ram | Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB | 60GB HDD | 10/100 LAN | DVDRW |

     
    pr5owner, Mar 14, 2005
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by zazonz
     
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    Hodnick, Mar 16, 2005
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