750GB Storage HDD

Hello people of NBR again! I am looking for a storage hard drive for my upcoming laptop that can help laptop battery life and is durable. I was looking at the Samsung Spinpoint m8 and it looks awesome, but I just need a little more input. Thanks a bunch!

 

For 750GB, i'd get a hitachi 7K750 if you plan to install any programs on it.

 

I've owned the Scorpio Black 750 GB for over a year now, been going great.

 

Great drive too, i just don't like how inflated the prices on WD drives are compared to the competition which is still on inflated prices as well. The Scorpio black is slightly faster than the 7K750, but also makes more noise.

EDIT: Seems like prices have changed since i last checked a couple of weeks ago and i'm having a harder time finding the 7K750 prices lower than the scorpio black so disregard the comment about prices. Hitachi was bought by seagate and if the momentus 750GB is like the 7K750 then i'd say the momentus is worth it. If this is gonna be your OS drive, then a momentus XT might not be a bad idea either, bu i wouldn't get one for data storage.

 

Thanks so much for your input guys! The drive I'm looking for is primarily for data storage (I plan to use dual mSATAs for primary). So in terms of having a quiet HDD, I should check out the 7k750?

 

*hitachi was bought by WD, not seagate. That would explain the price inflation to scorpio black levels.

 

Oops, my bad, i knew one bought Samsung and the other Hitachi but i guess i reversed the order, thanks for the correction and yeah that explains the price of the Scorpio black, glad i got my 7K750 when it was still in the $75 range.

 

I really haven't noticed how noisy the 750 GB Scorpio Black it, but maybe I'm not bothered by it.

 

Not everyone is, it's not like the drive sounds like it's trashing, but the 7K750 is the kind of drive you don't hear aside from an occasional click even in a super quiet room, at least mine is like that, i have to stick my ear to the laptop to actually hear anything.

 

I have another quick question. Is 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm better for a storage drive (with ssd as primary)? I want to preserve as much battery life as possible. And would the 5400rpm make less noise/revving sounds?

 

it'll be quieter, more power efficient, but slightly slower.

for a storage drive in a laptop, 5400rpm is probably preferred.

 

I believe a 5400 rpm hard drive would be a better choice if you are doing just storage.

I have a 7200 rpm scorpio black for storage and I like to transfer files back in forth and the speed of transfer the scorpio black provides is something I value.

 

Thanks guys I might look into the Samsung spinpoint m8 or the suggested Hitachi 7k750.

 

I got the WD 750GB 7200rpm today as a secondary storage drive (SSD primary as well) and it vibrates a lot in my Vaio. On a desk is it too noisy for me but other people may have different experiences with their notebooks. I'm now looking at the WD Scorpio Blue 500GB and other popular 5400rpm drives - would they definitely be quieter than what I have now? Hope I'm not hijacking your thread. Thanks

 

Yes. Look at a 1TB 5400rpm drive though. It doesn't cost a whole lot more and you can never have too much space for a storage drive.