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    BEST 500GB 7200RPM on Market

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by RayStar, Mar 19, 2010.

  1. RayStar

    RayStar Notebook Evangelist

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    Im getting my Dell XPS16 in a couple of days, but it doesnt come with a 7200RPM HDD and thats what i need. I know many people must of asked the same question several times but new hard drives are coming out on the market from several different companies, so what i want to know is whats the best 72K RPM 500GB HDD on the market right now.
    an test results or comparisions would be great as im not too great in this specific area.
    Thanks! :D
     
    RayStar, Mar 19, 2010
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  2. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Hitachi 7k500. It's t-h-e best performance 500GB drive IMHO. But I don't have any screenshots of HDTune, but I know many guys here do.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Mar 19, 2010
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  3. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    500GB Hitachi 7K500 is ur best bet... u can find benchmarks easily by just searching but all will show same thing...it is the best.
     
    sean473, Mar 19, 2010
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  4. Ayle

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    7K500. That is all.
     
    Ayle, Mar 19, 2010
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  5. RayStar

    RayStar Notebook Evangelist

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    anyone know where to get this in the UK? and about how much would it cost?
     
    RayStar, Mar 19, 2010
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    The 7K500 is the fastest 500GB notebook drive on the market as noted - I have the benchmarks to back it up. However, it is still beat by the Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM Scorpio Black in overall performance (in some applications by a significant margin), especially in random access times. The 7K500 can't be touched for sequential data transfer rates however. If I had a choice between the two, I'd get the 7K500 simply because it has more capacity.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 19, 2010
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  7. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    ellalan, Mar 19, 2010
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  8. sean473

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    try ebay , play.co.uk , amazon maybe..
     
    sean473, Mar 21, 2010
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    definitely the Hitachi 7k500
     
    computerstriker, Mar 21, 2010
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    Jasp, Mar 21, 2010
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