Most Reliable Notebook HDD

Okay so I have to replace the HDD in this notebook that's failing. What's the most reliable notebook HDD? Preferably one that can withstand high heat since this laptop seems to suck at keeping it cool..

 

Western Digital, Seagate, and Hitachi.

all good drive.

i think seagate runs a bit more cooler.

 

WD sounds good.. that's what I use for my desktops. I was thinking about getting this drive: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005616
Just going to be used for a very basic computing like MS Office, Internet, Music, and maybe some movies. It won't feel slow will it?

Had bad experiences with Seagate desktop drives in the past but would be willing to try again, if the price is right. Hitachi.. don't have much experience with but the one drive I've used still works.

 

Well the most reliable drive is going to be a SLC based SSD, but for mechanical drives Hitachi has been the most reliable for me. I have had more WD harddrives die than I have fingers and toes
Seagate has been dropping ther quality too over the years. Before 2000 i would have said seagate made the best drives but now I must say they are only a notch above wd in their failure rate. I have had only one hitachi die and that is because the broken laptop I bought for parts had a dead harddrive.

K-TRON

 

Your experience with WD seems like my experience with Seagate.. Everyone kept saying Seagate was so awesome, so I thought I was getting the best. I went through so many Seagate drives in one year I had myself and everyone else convinced the problem was my computer eating the drives until I picked up a WD.. I've never had a WD fail on me and I've owned many.

Oh and checked on the failing laptop drive.. apparently that's a Seagate too.. ugh.

I'm not going to pay for SSD into a budget computer so I guess it's between WD and Hitachi.

 

Without having any hard data I'd put my money on Hitachi. I'm mainly basing that on opinions on forums and reviews. I've only owned one and it's still alive.

For what it's worth, I believe Seagate is made in China and Hitachi in Japan.

 

I have a Seagate in my desktop and it is the noisiest HDD I have ever heard. The clicking noise is very annoying.

 

My hitachi rarely goes over 40, except if I'm doing something HDD intensive, like a virus scan.

 

I flashed the BIOS on the laptop and temps are *way* down now.. noise actually less too, which is kinda odd to me. I figured if temps are that much lower the fan must be going harder but it doesn't sound like it. Maybe it's just blowing more steadily or something. Damage has been done though.. bad sectors all over.. at least I know the next drive won't fry.

Any particular model of Hitachi that one might recommend? http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/en/menuitem.dc87055b62b2fdd52d4fed26eac4f0a0/ They seem to have a ton of different drives.

 

What interface is the harddrive?
and what is your price range?

If your going IDE, the Samsung HM160HC or the WD2500BEVE are the way to go.
If you have SATA, I would recommend the 7K320 series or the 5K320. Both are 320gb drives, with 7200rpm and 5400rpm speeds respectively.
I have three 7K320's (all the 160gb model), and they are all running fine. The 5K320 is considered the quietest 5400rpm drive.

Check zipsoomfly, newegg, tigerdirect for prices. Usually the 7K320 can be had for like $80. I imagine the 5K320 is even cheaper, probably around $60.

Every Hitachi I have ever had is made in Thailand.
Hitachi is a Japanese/American run company.

As for WD, I think their best drive is either the WD5000BEVT or the 320gb scorpio black drive

K-TRON