Hitachi 7200 vs Seagate 7200 RPM HDD

Hi,

I have a choice to purchase a Seagate 80GB 7200RPM 8MB for $145 AUD or a Hitachi 60GB 7200RPM for $165 AUD.

I would prefer the more efficient drive as my notebook overheats. The less strain the better.

Thanks all to who help.

 

Take a look at this HDD review http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/10/12/fujitsus_mhv2200bt_uk/page3.html at Toms Hardware. Although it is nominally a review of the Fujitsu MHV2200BT, it also includes test results for other recent 2.5" HDDs.

The results include power consumption http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/10/12/fujitsus_mhv2200bt_uk/page6.html.

John

 

I have a Seagate 100GB 7200rpm drive. It was rumored to be the quieter drive and if so, I'd hate to hear the Hitachi. It's as loud as any of my system fans, except it runs constantly. Keeping in mind that I only have experience with this one drive: if noise is a concern, don't go with Seagate.

 

Thanks.

Well I have a desktop PC behind my notebook so I cant hear the HDD most of the time unless im travelling.

Well my Toshiba 5400 40GB 16MB was quiet enough for me. Unfortunately it failed on me so thats why I am looking for another HDD.

 

Hitachi is actually a hair quieter, but honestly, you'd be pressed to tell the difference between the two drives in any respect.

I have a comparison review here.

 

I have the Acoustic Management turned on with my 80GB7K100 in NHC, and it is virtually silent. Turning it off makes it pretty loud. I can't see any performance difference in testing with HD Tune/HDTach with AM on and off.

 

Check out that link Pulp posted.

I have used both drives - both are great, I would say it does not matter which one you get.

 

The Seagate is the obvious choice because it is larger and cheaper and will be marginally faster then the Hitachi 60gb 7200rpm.

 

I have both of those exact drives (picked up the Segate last week). Here are my feelings:
- There is NO discernable difference between the two in speeds. They are for all practical purpose, equally fast.
- The Hitachi 60gb, 7200rpm (7K100) runs about 4c cooler in my notebook and my battery lasts about 10 minutes longer. But it is louder.
- The Seagate 80gb, 7200rpm (7200.1) runs warmer and seems to use more power, but it is dead silent.

I will be keeping the Seagate and selling the Hitachi, only because I need the extra space. If space was not an issue, I would pick the Hitachi--hands down.

 

Thanks for all the input you have given me, it is highly appreciated.

I really am confused now! The hitachi even though lower in GB, it is lower in heat. But the Seagate's extra space would help me too.

Maybe I need to flip a coin and I probably wont be happy then!

 

I have the 7200RPM 100GB Seagate in my w3j and it is really quiet and doesn't get hot at all.

 

Yeh I went to order the Seagate today and its bloody out of stock. More stock on Nov! I urgently need it too. Everywhere else the Seagate is more expensive than the Hitachi.

 

Try eBay.

If you want a Hitachi, I have one that I'm going to sell.

 

For giggles here is the Seagate Sata 5400 100 gig drive that are in a ton of Dells. Pulps 7200 Seagate blows my doors off but check out my Burst Rate and CPU usage. A Sata controller advantage?

 

Hold on a second here...

I just got a Z96Js with 80 GB 7200 RPM Hitachi.

And the friggin' thing was so NOISY that I returned the laptop to the seller and had him change the HDD to 100 GB Seagate 7200 RPM. (I paid $80 for the difference).

In my opinion, Seagate is a MUCH better HDD than Hitachi is.

True, the Hitachi is very slightly faster, but the Seagate heats less and runs much more quiet.

Since there is no sound coming from anywhere else in my Z96Js, (except the DVD-ROM, maybe ), when the HDD makes so much noise, it is ANNOYING.

If I were you, I would get the Seagate in a heartbeat.

It has higher storage space and it won't wake-up the neighbors if you ever use the HDD in the morning.


Cheers

 

Yes, SATA drives do not use the CPU as much to access the drive.

I believe that the placement of the drive in the notebook and the notebook itself has something to do with how loud the drive is. I had an 80GB 7200RPM Hitachi SATA drive in a different Aliewnare and it was perfectly quiet. Then again, it was a very large notebook.