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    Best 7200rpm hard drive (sub £60gbp)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dansweet, Nov 22, 2008.

  1. dansweet

    dansweet Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking for a new hard drive for a bit more speed, need no more than 200GB really as I have lots of external space. Just wondered which brands i should be looking at for that kind of price and for the fastest speeds.
     
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    iaTa, Nov 22, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    What system do you have?
    and
    Do you know what interface the harddrive uses?
    If its SATA, you have a great variety of drives to choose from.
    If its ATA you have a small selection, but if you want power and speed go for the Samsung HM160HC. It is the fastest ATA harddrive.

    If you have SATA, you would want either a 320gb 7200rpm drive from WD, Hitachi, Seagate or Samsung, or the new 500gb 5400rpm drives from Hitachi, WD, or Seagate.

    K-TRON
     
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    The link I posted is currently the best deal for a 320gb 7200rpm drive in the UK. The 500GB drives are £85+.
     
    iaTa, Nov 23, 2008
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