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    Looking for 7200 rpm with ide connection

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by silverwolf0, Apr 5, 2008.

  1. silverwolf0

    silverwolf0 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have an older Asus notebook with an IDE connection and I want to upgrade it to a 7200 rpm drive from the base 4200 rpm one. However, I've looked at newegg, mwave, and zipzoomfly and all their 7200 rpm laptop drives are SATA, not IDE. All the older IDE ones are out of stock. Can someone tell me where I can find preferably the newer drives in IDE flavors or the older drives still in stock?
     
    silverwolf0, Apr 5, 2008
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    Jamaicanyouth Notebook Evangelist

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    Jamaicanyouth, Apr 5, 2008
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    pchaplo Notebook Enthusiast

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    even a larger 5400 rpm drive w/ decent cache can help performance
     
    pchaplo, Oct 6, 2008
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  4. Phil

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    The Samsung HM160HC is faster than any 7200rpm drive.

    It will cost around $50.
    http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=HM160HC&cid=4430254550254321824#ps-sellers

    Reviews: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=264209
    PC Mark scores: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=270582
     
    Phil, Oct 6, 2008
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  5. K-TRON

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

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    You dont want a 7200rpm drive.
    You want a Samsung HM160HC.
    It is the fastest drive for the IDE/PATA interface.
    Its single high density 160gb platter outpaces all 7200rpm drives for the interface in raw read and write speeds, and in real life benchmarks like pcmark 05.

    I bought my HM160HC from lagoom, they have it for around $65 shipped.

    Here is my review of the drive and how it compares to other IDE/PATA drives:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=264209

    I hope I solved your question, please leave any comments if you desire.
    Philflow also has one of these drives, and I have recommended this drive to numerous forum members, and everyone has been happy with the drive.

    EDIT: Wow everyone beats me to linking my own review :D
    thanks guys ;)

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 6, 2008
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  6. pchaplo

    pchaplo Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks! ...I need to breathe new life into my old Dell while waiting for the notebook of my dreams

    I just ordered one - thanks for excellent info!!!!
     
    pchaplo, Oct 6, 2008
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    I've never heard of the HM160HC drive, I though the 7K100 was the fastest, ohh wel I don't have anymore a laptop with IDE interface
     
    t30power, Oct 9, 2008
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  8. K-TRON

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

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    I had the Hitachi 7K100, and it was the fastest harddrive for the ATA interface until last year when the WD 2500BEVE drive was released. Than the Hm160HC was released and it became the fastest drive.
    In my review, you can see how the performance of the Hm160HC trumps my 7K100. Both drives were installed in the same system, so the tests are very comparable.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 9, 2008
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