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    Help finding compatible hard drive.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by johnny89, Mar 6, 2009.

  1. johnny89

    johnny89 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have an Asus W7J and was looking to upgrade hard drives. I'm looking for a 7200 rpm drive and was wondering what kind of hard drives are compatible? Just wondering are ssd hard drives compatible or would i need to buy an adapter or something like that?
     
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    fluffboy Notebook Evangelist

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    im pretty sure as long as you have a sata port you would be fine.

    here are some hdd:
    1. this
    2. or this (ssd)

    if youre looking for better battery life id get the ssd (but capacity is pretty low...can be fixed by having an external hdd, although there are no moving parts which mean your data is pretty safe.) and its still pretty expensive.

    and as for wd they make great hdd (as ive experienced with them) really quiet and power difference from 5400 is about 20 mins off the battery.

    hope this helps
     
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Yeah, you can use any 2.5" SATA1 or SATA2 HDD. Because your machine has a SATA1 host, SATA2 drives will only run at SATA1 speeds; though this is generally not anything to be concerned about unless you're buying a performance SSD. You should not need to buy any sort of adapter; if your machine requires a interposer, you can pull it off your old drive.
     
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  4. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    ^^^^
    I second that. ;) :)
     
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  5. K-TRON

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

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    The XPS1530 supports all SATA 150 and SATA 300 drives, so you can pretty much buy any sata 2.5" 9.5mm thick drive you want.
    To be honest the best bang for your buck is usually the Hitachi 7K320. Zipzoomfly usually has it on sale after rebate for around $50-60 which is unbeatable for a 320gb 7200rpm drive.

    Other good choices are the WD3200BEKT, WD5000BEVT, Hitachi 5K500.B
    The only faster mechanical drive is the seagate 7200.4, but I do not recommend that drive until it proves itself. So far 3 of about 20 people here have had failed drives already, so those are not good ratios.
    The other drives mentioned are very good drives, and have proven to be very reliable.

    K-TRON
     
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  6. johnny89

    johnny89 Notebook Evangelist

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    So performance wise the hitachi 7K320 is pretty good compared to a 5400 rpm hd? What about the difference in performance between the others you mentioned? Is it very noticable?
     
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  7. K-TRON

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

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    The Hitachi 7K320 and WD3200BEKT are both 320gb 7200rpm drives. They will perform about the same.
    The WD5000BEVT is a 500gb 5400rpm drive. It is currently the fastest 2.5" 5400rpm notebook harddrive. However it is slower than the 320gb 7200rpm drives in application loading, xp startup and bandwidth.
    The Seagate 7200.4 has the highest bandwidth, so it is faster than the rest of the competition. However It comes at a high price, and in my eyes it has not proven to be a reliable drive, so I do not consider it/recommend it.
    The 7K320 and WD3200BEKT are about 85% the speed of the 7200.4 series from seagate. We still do not have real life benchmarks on the 7200.4, so in some cases the WD3200BEKT and or 7K320 may in fact be faster than the 7200.4.

    Per dollar. the 7K320 is the best bang for the buck drive, at ~$50 its an insane price and the performance is amazing

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Mar 7, 2009
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