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    Hard drive upgrade options...

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Linuxperiment, Sep 3, 2009.

  1. Linuxperiment

    Linuxperiment Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I have a Western Digital 160 GB 5400 RPM HD. The model is WD1600BEVT. Anyways, I don't really ever use much hard drive space. At maximum I usually fill up my hard drive about 30-60 GB, haha. I want my laptop to boot up faster, and do better with applications (moreso than it already does). What's the fastest hard drive I can get? Keep in mind, I don't really need hard drive space, so if for example, a 160 GB 7200 RPM HD is faster than a 320 GB 7200 RPM HD, then suggest it. I want more performance, but I don't wanna pay more money for space I surely won't use. Thanks for reading!
     
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  2. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    WD1600BEKT is the fastest hard drive until Hitachi 7K500 250GB is available.

    I posted a review here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=379623

    Performance improvement may be less than you think, as you can read in the review. Your WD performs similar to the Hitachi drive in the review.
     
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  3. sean473

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    Get an SSD maybe?
     
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  4. Linuxperiment

    Linuxperiment Notebook Consultant

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    SSDs sound great but they're still relatively new technology ($$$). The SSD thread is too long so I'm not sure which one would suit my needs best. I hear the OCZ Vertex is the best bang for buck

    Thanks for the thread link. It was good to see a comparison that wasn't just pure benchmark #'s :D
     
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  5. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What's your budget?
     
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    Looking to spend under 100 for a good reliable SSD. Doesn't have to be the fastest in the world, and honestly, it doesn't need much capacity either. I only have 30-60 (this is my usual range) GB right now because I am trying to fill up my HD :)

    Anyways, any suggestions? MLC/SLC doesn't matter, but I want it to be reliable and I want it to perform better than either this HD, or the WD160BEKT/any other "fast" hard drive
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Doubt you will get a good one for <$100. Cheapest you're going to get is the OCZ Vertex 64 (60) GB MLC for $130.
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 5, 2009
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