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    Help me choose one of these

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ellalan, Dec 22, 2009.

  1. ellalan

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    I am struggling to decide between these two, I would very much appreciate any help to decide as the VAT in UK is going up from Jan2010. Thanks.
     
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    Sorry, forgot to upload:
     

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

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    What is this drive for?
    A laptop or a Playstation?
    I dont know if those harddrives have a firmware on them which will be compatible with laptops. They may be for PS3 only.
    If its for PS3, I would go with the Hitachi. It is a single platter 250gb drive. Whereas the WD is a dual platter 320gb drive. The Hitachi has more capacity per platter 250 vs 160, thus the Hitachi will be slightly faster. More data density = more performance.

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    Thanks K-TRON, it is for Acer Aspire 5610z laptop and I'm trying to upgrade from 120GB Hitachi 5400 RPM HTS 541612J9SA00 to one of these.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Before buying, contact Hitachi. Send them the link. They would be able to tell you whether or not the firmware will work in a laptop as well

    [email protected]

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    Thanks for this important info, I have checked the link you posted and found this info, I suppose it will be suitable for my laptop.
     

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