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    Fastest laptop hard drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by takovr, Nov 9, 2009.

  1. takovr

    takovr Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know what is the fastest laptop hard drive that is not SSD?
     
    takovr, Nov 9, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Probably the 250GB Hitachi 7K500. If you can find it...
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 9, 2009
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  3. takovr

    takovr Notebook Consultant

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    Thx for the info, i will look into it. :)
     
    takovr, Nov 9, 2009
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  4. pipspeak

    pipspeak Notebook Deity

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    announced last month but probably not available until next month.
     
    pipspeak, Nov 9, 2009
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  5. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    I thought the 500GB Travelstar Hitachi 7k500 will be the fastest?
     
    King of Interns, Nov 9, 2009
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  6. jisaac

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    the 500gb version will have 2 250gb platters i believe, and the 250gb one will have 1 250gb platter. Equal platter density = equal transfer rates, and fewer platters mean less seek time, less power requirements, and sometimes less noise levels.
     
    jisaac, Nov 9, 2009
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  7. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    fair enough, didn't know that cheers
     
    King of Interns, Nov 9, 2009
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    So 250GB is acctually faster?
     
    grbac, Nov 10, 2009
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  9. pipspeak

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    yes... single platter drives are always slightly faster than their dual-platter brothers, but I'm not sure anyone would really notice the difference in real life.

    I just got a Hitachi 7K320 320GB drive and it seems just as fast as my previous 7K320 160GB drive, but does run noticeably hotter.
     
    pipspeak, Nov 10, 2009
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  10. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Although I have done some recent testing, and it seems that the double platter configurations generate more IOPS than the single platter solutions, despite the slightly longer seek times. Its far too complex to explain now. I may through up a thread on it later. Any of the late 7200rpm drives, 7K320/7K500/WD3200BEKT/7200.4 will be all fast drives short of an SSD.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 10, 2009
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  11. sean473

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    7K500 for Hitachi is your best option if you can find it..
     
    sean473, Nov 11, 2009
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  12. sohail99

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    Where are they available??

    I read somewhere that Hitachi is supplying their 7k500 to OEMs only! :confused:
     
    sohail99, Nov 11, 2009
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  13. DaMarcus

    DaMarcus Notebook Geek

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    The rumor is that they'll be available in the month December.
     
    DaMarcus, Nov 11, 2009
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