Hard disk replacement

Hello all,

i currently have a Western Digital Blue Scorpio 320GB 5400rpm in my laptop. I wanted to upgrade it so I bought a Western Digital Black Scorpio 760GB 7200rpm. However, the disk vibrated the whole laptop too much for me, so I put it in my desktop. Now I have the following options:

1)Western Digital 1TB Scorpio Blue
2) Toshiba 1TB
3)Hitachi Travelstar 1TB
4)Seagate 1TB Momentus

All four drives are rated at 5400rpm. In your opinion, the difference in vibration is due to the 7200rpm instead of 5400?
Which of the previous four drives is considered quieter?

Thank you for your time

 

why not get an ssd drive? Or do you need all the extra storage? Because ssd disc have no rotating parts they are vibrant free

 

You're right but I need the extra storage

 

im not sure if it is the harddisc it self that causes the vibration or is it due to a wrong size bay or a bay optmised for other harddisks. It just a thought no source or evidence maybe someone else could help out..

 

Yeah, the higher RPM is what is causing you to feel the vibration - the Hitachi Travelstar is the drive I would be purchasing from your list above.

Keep in mind though that any manufacturer's HDD may show variations with regards to how much vibrations are felt from one sample to another - if you like a specific model (with regards to capacity, performance, etc.); maybe try another sample and you may get lucky and find one that runs noticeably smoother.

Mechanical HDD's will always have vibrations and each of us are more or less sensitive than the next person to it - just know that the lower the spindle speed, the lower the performance - 60% or more difference when comparing 5400 RPM drives to 7200 RPM drives when used as an O/S, program and data drive. The notebook you're putting it in also plays a difference: some designs absorb/dissipate the vibrations and some amplify them (like almost all MBP's do, for example). If that is the case with your setup, there is nothing you can do except try to cushion the contact between the HDD and the notebook, or; simply buy another one that is less prone to amplifying the platter's vibrations. Hope this helps.

 

I have the WD blue 1TB and in reviews it compares to 750gb 72--rpm drives. it trails behind in real life applications but, is in the lead in benchmarks. IMHO it isn't to shabby at all and scored a 5.9 in WEI and i get decent boot times and performance with my limited hardware.

 

No, I think you mean it scored '5.9' in WEI? As to the benchmarks vs. real world - this is where I have a problem with benchmarks - they in no way relate to how a user will perceive them in actual use (which in my experience is in the range of 60% or more).

No HDD that I know of (even the Seagate Hybrids) score higher than 5.9 in WEI - we are talking about Win7 here, or... Win8?

 

Tiller is right, no HDD scores higher than 5.9 in windows 7 regardless of how fast the thing is.

 

Yes i meant 5.9 we are talking windows 7. Yeah I have never seen and HDD score higher than 5.9 I did have software raid 1 score 6.1 once. Regardless even though the WD Blue 1Tb is 4500 RPM it does hold it's own. I'm not to sure i would even jump for a 9mm 1TB 7200rpm drive since it does so well, I think i would rather have a 1.5TB.