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    New WD S25 300GB 10.000RPM 2.5" drive?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by AndrewKW, Nov 4, 2009.

  1. AndrewKW

    AndrewKW Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    I've just read about new Harddrives from Western Digital.
    Its supposed to be 2.5 inch model called WD S25 with 10 000 RPMs
    in 150GB and 300GB capacities with support of 3Gb/s and 6GB/s SAS interfaces.

    Does anyone have any pictures or any real HD tune benchmarks?
    I wondered if worth over curentlly the fastest Seagate 7200.4 drives , of course it depends on price tag.

    Thank you :)
     
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  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    FYI, Its not for laptops(most likely for blade servers that also take 2.5in hdd)...According to the specs, it has a 15mm height(laptops usually can only accommodate 9.5mm high hdd...and the power dissipation are another issue(if you could even fit it in a laptop and make it power on, you will lose a good deal of battery life):

    vs...a more typically HDD

     
    Kdawgca, Nov 4, 2009
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  3. jisaac

    jisaac Notebook Deity

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    there is no 12v rail on 99.9%% of laptops so no it wont work even if height and interface were not an issue.
     
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  4. K-TRON

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

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    SAS is not backwards compatible with SATA.
    You need a SAS controller, either onboard dedicated, or a PCI-X/PCIe SAS controller.
    Your system will not recognize the harddrive if you try plugging in a SATA cable. Heck, you wont even be able to connect it through a SATA cable, since the port is different.

    There is no laptop on the market with SAS, so dont even think about it.
    My homemade laptop has SAS, but why bother with a 10K SAS drive, when 15K SAS drives are available

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 4, 2009
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