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    Seagate 500 vs WD 500 gig drive help

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by unknown_host, Nov 23, 2008.

  1. unknown_host

    unknown_host Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I have searched and have done some reading on here. I have a Gateway 7811FX, I would like to upgrade my second drive in the machine and my primary drive to 500 gig drives.

    Right now I have a 7200 RPM 200 gig Seagate Momentus and a 320 gig 5400 RPM momentus drive.

    I am just worried about moving from the 7200 RPM primary drive to a 5400 rpm secondary drive.

    Are the benchmarks from either of these 500 gig drives close to my current 7200 RPM 200 gig momentus? Is there a preference between the Western Digital and the Seagate 500 gig drives?
     
    unknown_host, Nov 23, 2008
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  2. K-TRON

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

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    The benchmarks of the 500gb 5400rpm drive will blow away your 200gb 7200rpm drive, so you shouldnt worry about that. Your momentus 200gb drive can do about 48mb/sec, whereas a 500gb 5400 can do 65mb/sec. However the seektimes of teh 7200rpm drive will be different. The Seagate 500gb 5400rpm drive has a high seek time around 19.5ms, while the Western DIgital has a more comparable seek time to a 7200rpm drive.
    Go for the WD 500gb 5400rpm drive. it will give you a nice performance upgrade, and the drive is pretty cheap.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Nov 23, 2008
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  3. Erokitsune

    Erokitsune Notebook Consultant

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    120 on newegg for either atm
     
    Erokitsune, Nov 23, 2008
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