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    Seagate Momentus 7200.4 thread

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Apollo13, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. iaTa

    iaTa Do Not Feed

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    What a ridiculous comment.

    It will be out in a few days and the spec sheets have just been released. What's the problem?
     
    iaTa, Dec 11, 2008
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    accyroy Newbie

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    I just got an email from Insight (UK store) and they said lead time is 5-6 days. I'm looking forward to fitting 2 of these into my macbook pro.
     
    accyroy, Dec 11, 2008
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  3. Ayle

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    How is Seagate reliability?
     
    Ayle, Dec 11, 2008
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  4. nextturnpls

    nextturnpls Notebook Enthusiast

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    Excellent! We're hoping you'll run some benchies and post it here for us!
     
    nextturnpls, Dec 11, 2008
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  5. K-TRON

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

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    good luck with the install, the big downfall to the macpro's is that the aluminum chassis echoes the sound of the harddrive, and picks up all of the vibrations. Of course thats a generalization which fits to most of the macpro's. Hopefully yours has soe sort of rubber or plastic parts connecting the harddrive, allowing for some noise dampening.

    In my opinion, Seagate has not been very reliable, but every drive series is different, so it could be great or it could be bad. Hopefully its good :D

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 11, 2008
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  6. Phil

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    If anyone is upgrading to the 7200.4 please do some real life measurements before and after the upgrade. Like copying a 500GB folder, booting the OS, loading some large documents and applications. Synthetic benchmarks don't mean a lot, if anything at all.
     
    Phil, Dec 11, 2008
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  7. iaTa

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    :eek:

    That's a lot of adult movies.
     
    iaTa, Dec 11, 2008
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  8. Phil

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    lol. I meant 500 MB.
     
    Phil, Dec 11, 2008
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  9. dongguowen

    dongguowen Newbie

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    it just the size
    not so important ,we should do more for other things
     
    dongguowen, Dec 11, 2008
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  10. FrozenDarkness

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    why would they call it a spec sheet if it doesn't have the speed? i feel tricked!
     
    FrozenDarkness, Dec 11, 2008
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  11. iaTa

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    Eh, you what?
     
    iaTa, Dec 11, 2008
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  12. AlexMcIver

    AlexMcIver Notebook Consultant

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    I'm most interested in boot time comparisons, I'm planning on upgrading from a 200GB Hitachi 7K200 and my boot times are fast, but a little faster would be nice :D.
     
    AlexMcIver, Dec 11, 2008
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  13. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The data sheet says:
    If true, that's impressive.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Dec 11, 2008
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  14. voostro

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    voostro, Dec 11, 2008
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  15. Phil

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    I don't think Seagate would wait for that. The sooner they can release this, the more market share they will take from WD and others.
     
    Phil, Dec 12, 2008
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  16. K-TRON

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

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    you have it wrong,
    Seagate releases their drives when hitachi and western digital are ready. They do this for sales purposes.
    They are all in it for each other.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 12, 2008
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  17. Phil

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    I believe Seagate will release their 500GB/7200rpm before WD or Hitachi will.
     
    Phil, Dec 12, 2008
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  18. miro_gt

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    if it's that much power comsumption, I'm buying one when they come out :)
     
    miro_gt, Dec 12, 2008
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  19. Phil

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    Phil, Dec 15, 2008
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  20. ramgen

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    Some bad news from Seagate... I had a chat w/ a sales representative and this is what the whole conversation is:


    Hello. How may I help you?
    ramgen: Hello
    ramgen: I am wondering when the Seagate Momentus 7200.4 series laptop drives will be available in the US market. I am especially interested in the ST9500420ASG.
    ramgen: or ST9500420AS will be fine too.
    Jeffery H.: It will take a few minutes of research for me to get the info
    ramgen: sure, thank you!
    Jeffery H.: It doesn't show as coming out in the next quarter so I would say second quarter of next year
    ramgen: ok. thank you
    Jeffery H.: You're welcome and thank you for contacting Seagate!



    --
     
    ramgen, Dec 15, 2008
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  21. FrozenDarkness

    FrozenDarkness Notebook Deity

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    while i don't doubt the competence of your sales representative, it seems odd that seagate will put a product page up for a product they don't plan on releasing for four-five more months
     
    FrozenDarkness, Dec 15, 2008
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  22. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    They have put the spec up at the front page of their site.
    http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/laptops/momentus/

    I hope the rep is wrong. I think he is wrong or I would be very pissed as I have delayed purchasing new hard drive and clean installing my system for 3 months in anticipation of this drive.
     
    hendra, Dec 15, 2008
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  23. Phil

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    I don't believe it either. It's just one sales representive.

    Prices are showing up every where, it would be strange if it wasn't released first quarter.
     
    Phil, Dec 16, 2008
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  24. Ackeron

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    Ackeron, Dec 18, 2008
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  25. Han Bao Quan

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    Can't wait for it. My stipend will be used for this drive :D
     
    Han Bao Quan, Dec 18, 2008
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  26. hendra

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    hendra, Dec 18, 2008
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  27. iaTa

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    iaTa, Dec 18, 2008
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  28. Phil

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    Interestingly enough price in Netherlands has dropped to 106 euro.

    None of the shops claim to have stock though.
     
    Phil, Dec 18, 2008
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  29. FrozenDarkness

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    please, keep dropping in price. i think with thi seconomy, my sweet spot for buying the harddrive would be $100-$120 USD
     
    FrozenDarkness, Dec 18, 2008
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  30. iaTa

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    This page has changed from 19/12/08 to "Manufacturer cannot provide a restock date". Not a good sign.
     
    iaTa, Dec 19, 2008
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  31. FrozenDarkness

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    it's too late for the holidays, i'm thinking seagate won't release this thing until after CES
     
    FrozenDarkness, Dec 19, 2008
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  32. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Does anyone know when Hitachi and WD would follow with their releases of similar HDDs?
     
    Slaughterhouse, Dec 19, 2008
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  33. custom90gt

    custom90gt Doc Mod Super Moderator

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    these are now available from buy.com. I wonder how they are going to run. I wouldn't mind picking up a pair.
     
    custom90gt, Dec 20, 2008
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  34. StratCat

    StratCat Notebook Evangelist

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    FWIW, I got the folllowing msg when I attempted to add one to my cart:

    +++

    Temporarily Sold Out.
    More inventory may be available. Place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives!

    +++

    Oh well...
     
    StratCat, Dec 20, 2008
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  35. Phil

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    Good question. Strangely I don't think anything has been announced.

    A search on Google for WD5000BEKT does return a lot of results though. All Chinese webpages.
     
    Phil, Dec 20, 2008
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  36. FrozenDarkness

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    so expensive on buy.com, guess i'll be waiting a bit longer than others
     
    FrozenDarkness, Dec 20, 2008
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  37. hendra

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    hendra, Dec 20, 2008
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    custom90gt, Dec 20, 2008
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  39. phideltwj

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    Looks like depending on your location, it might be available from 12/29 throughout the first week of January. According to Seagate, the orders are already "in transit".
     
    phideltwj, Dec 21, 2008
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  40. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    These will be available in other sizes besides 500GB right?
     
    Slaughterhouse, Dec 21, 2008
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  41. Toucan

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    Yes, 250GB also.
     
    Toucan, Dec 21, 2008
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  42. ramgen

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    ramgen, Dec 22, 2008
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  43. Phil

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    Thanks for posting. And welcome to the forums.
     
    Phil, Dec 22, 2008
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  44. StratCat

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    Agreed, tho I've found NCIXUS to be very reputable, too. Even tho they are a .ca corp they have a good stateside presence. I suspect now that ZZF has a listing, the Egg may not be far behind, either.

    Interesting that NCIX and ZZF are w/i 4 bux of each other. That lends some credibility to ~135 -140 USD initial stateside pricing. A bit high, IMHO, but about right for a debut street price, I believe, and most surely will drop quickly as the channels fill if there's no production snags.
     
    StratCat, Dec 23, 2008
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  45. hendra

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    Judging from several online stores all over the world, it seems that the drive will only be available for purchase after the 1st week of January.
     
    hendra, Dec 23, 2008
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  46. Han Bao Quan

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    Hopefully the price will be low, I'll grab one as soon as I get my next pay check.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Dec 23, 2008
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  47. araharja

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    same here. replacing my 160Gb 5400 rpm on my new Z :D
     
    araharja, Dec 23, 2008
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  48. Phil

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    I want the 250GB Seagate 7200.4 IF the real life performance is really good.

    Otherwise I'll take a single platter WD1600BEKT.
     
    Phil, Dec 23, 2008
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  49. hendra

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    For that I am afraid you have to wait even longer. No online stores in the world even list it in their site.
     
    hendra, Dec 23, 2008
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  50. Phil

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    True, we only recently got the Seagate 7200.3 160GB here.
     
    Phil, Dec 23, 2008
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