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    Looking for hard drives to put in RAID 0

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by achensherd, Sep 9, 2008.

  1. achensherd

    achensherd Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking for upgrades to the stock Western Digital Scorpio 250GB hard drive that came with the Gateway P-6831FX, and was wondering about a few things:

    1. 2 x 160GB 7200rpm (single platters) vs 2 x 320GB 7200rpm (double platters) -- which is better performance-wise in RAID 0?

    2. Western Digital (Black) or Seagate (7200.3), assuming the above configuration?

    3. When might single-platter 320GB drives for notebooks be available?

    4. A subjective question, but how much hard drive space would you consider to be too little for a gaming laptop?

    Thanks.
     
    achensherd, Sep 9, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    1. Both are the same, but the 160GBs will have a lower access time.

    2. Both are similar in performance, depends upon which you can get cheaper.

    3. After a long, long, long, long time.

    4. 80GB using Vista.
     
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