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    About to purchase WD3200BEKT or,

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eoneel, Jul 22, 2010.

  1. eoneel

    eoneel Notebook Guru

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    Or, should I get the Hitachi 7k500? I have read so many reviews here that I don't think I can go wrong with either. I just thought I would mention it on here in case somebody could mention something I have overlooked. Thanks!
     
    eoneel, Jul 22, 2010
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    I suppose you don't need the extra space? Would the 7k500 be better value?
     
    namaiki, Jul 22, 2010
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    No, I would say 250gb would be plenty of space.
     
    eoneel, Jul 22, 2010
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    CostCentral seems to be selling a 7k500 320gb for roughly around the same cost as the WD3200BEKT, but I have never done business with them before so I'm not so sure about them.
     
    eoneel, Jul 22, 2010
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    Yeah, I've read that. That's why I'm having trouble deciding. So many variables.
     
    eoneel, Jul 22, 2010
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    Anyone seen any good deals on tje Hitachi 7k500?
     
    marvelousmarvyd, Jul 22, 2010
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    Fastest hard drive at the moment is 500GB Scorpio Black.

    There is probably a 250GB Scorpio Black single platter out there. Should be a very good hard drive.

    The 250GB Hitachi 7K500 would also be good, just a little slower.

    You could also consider the Seagate Momentus XT 250GB. With 4GB SSD cache it launches applications and boots as fast as SSD.
     
    Phil, Jul 22, 2010
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    Hey thanks for the knowledge fellas. I think I am probably going to end up with the 7k500, but the Seagate Momentus XT sounds intriguing.
     
    eoneel, Jul 22, 2010
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    the momentus gives almost SSD boot performance and is certainlyt faster than hard drives in real life so its an excellent option..
     
    sean473, Jul 25, 2010
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    I was seriously considering the Momentus, but money is tight right now. I just snagged a good deal on an 7k500.

    Do you know if Hitachi is coming out with a comparable hybrid drive to the Momentus any time soon?
     
    eoneel, Jul 25, 2010
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    i don't believe so... Hitachi hasn't come out with any new hard drive since the 7K500... i guess something should come but haven't heard anything at all.
     
    sean473, Jul 26, 2010
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    WANT IT

    I am now considering taking back the drive I just bought to wait and pick this one up instead. :D
     
    eoneel, Jul 26, 2010
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