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    Need help with hard drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by burkle25, Nov 19, 2008.

  1. burkle25

    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    Need help with choosing second hard drive :D

    Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM $69.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136123

    or

    TOSHIBA MK2552GSX(HDD2H02) 250GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149072

    or

    TOSHIBA MK3252GSX (HDD2H01) 320GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM $79.99
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149072


    will be mostly used for storing music and photos :) my primary hard drive isn't big enough to hold everything I need. And I have 2 externals that have about 10GB of free space each left.
     
    burkle25, Nov 19, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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  3. Phil

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    And avoid the Toshibas :)
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    For the money, it is better to go with a 5K320 or a 7K320. Both drives are less than $100, so they should fit well in budget.

    The 5K320 is the quietest 320gb 5400rpm drive, and the 7K320 is I think the quietest of all of the 320gb 7200rpm drives.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 19, 2008
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    burkle25 Are you a color?

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  6. Andy

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    Power Consumption:
    WD3200BEVT > 5K320
    (5K320 is a better deal)
     
    Andy, Nov 19, 2008
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    Performance:
    WD3200BEVT > 5K320

    :)

    If you're not worried about battery life and a little bit of heat go with the WD.

    If you do care about maximizing battery life and keeping things as cool as possible: 5K320.
     
    Phil, Nov 19, 2008
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  8. burkle25

    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    I ended up getting the WD3200BEVT. It arrives today :D :D
     
    burkle25, Nov 24, 2008
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