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    Hitachi TravelStar 7K200 160GB vs Fujitsu MHW2 BJ 160GB

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Gotei 13, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. Gotei 13

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    These 2 hard drives are best ones that i could find but i am stuck into deciding which one i should buy. I will be using this HD as an external drive.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Hitachi makes much more relaible harddrives than fujitsu does.

    The question is:
    Why get a 7200rpm drive for an external, since its speed will be bottlenecked from a usb/firewire port.
    If your external uses esata than nevermind.
    Please realize that a 250gb 5400rpm drive will have the same performance as the 160gb 7200rpm drive, while staying more power efficient, and maybe save you money.

    K-TRON
     
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    I will be using esata so the speed won't be bottlenecked.

    The case i am getting only supports up to 160gb at 7.2k or 200gb at 5.4k
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The 160gb 7200rpm drive will be similar in speed to a 250gb 5400rpm drive. Both can average about 43mb/sec.
    The 200gb 5400rpm drive is most likely from the generation of drives before, so speed will probably be about 30-35mb/sec.
    The fastest mobile external drive you can get, is either the 200gb 7200rpm drive or a 320gb 5400rpm drive, both of which can maintain 52mb/sec.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jun 19, 2008
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    Actually you can now get the 320gb 7200 rpm and it had an average read of 60 or so.
     
    bhattsan, Jun 20, 2008
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    These are the only 2 hard drives i will pick so please stick between them.
     
    Gotei 13, Jun 20, 2008
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    If thats the case, then read the first line of the second post.
     
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    The 200GB 7K200 is faster than the 160GB as far as I know.
    Why do you still want to buy the 160GB?

    The 320GB 7K320 and Black Scorpios will be even faster, but they will be a lot more expensive I reckon.
     
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    The external case i am buying only supports UP TO 160gb at 7.2k or 200gb at 5.4k
     
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    since when does a case limit an external drive?
     
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    I don't believe there is a limit to it, other than the limits of 2.5-inch SATA HDD 2,5inch drives.

    I think their specs are out of date.

    I believe you can get up to 320GB 7200rpm.
    And I believe Samsung 500GB 5400rpm will be available soon or is it already?
     
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    NAS Ghost, Jun 20, 2008
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