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    Seagate Momentus 7200.4 thread

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

  1. ramgen

    ramgen -- Morgan Stanley --

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    I bet you like diesel engines too... :p

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    ramgen, Jan 29, 2009
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  2. K-TRON

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

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    I love diesel engines, particularly two stroke Detroits and large CAT's.
    Just look at my avatar ;)
    I like the sound of 15K drives, they sound amazing.
    I must say the loudest drives I ever had were some old maxtor's

    anyways, well see how this drive performs, when we get more reviews

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 29, 2009
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  3. MaX PL

    MaX PL Notebook Deity

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    you guys dont understand. i used a dell inspiron 9100 for 4 years and i will never use a laptop that makes that much noise again.

    the fan + drive noise, it was awful.
     
    MaX PL, Jan 29, 2009
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  4. K-TRON

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

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    I know the inspiron 9100, my friend has one.
    Dont worry my D900K is about 2x as loud

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 29, 2009
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  5. gtotripower

    gtotripower Notebook Guru

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    I knew it!! That as soon as I ordered a pair of WD3200BEKT's, that the new Samsung killer drive would become available. Oh well...

    Consider that my contribution to the cause. Oh, the sacrifices some of us make *tongue in cheek*
     
    gtotripower, Jan 29, 2009
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  6. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    dondadah88, Jan 29, 2009
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  7. one4spl

    one4spl Notebook Consultant

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    Sitting bare on my desk I can hardly hear it... I'll let you know more when its inside my E6500.

    Someone should change the thread title from a question mark to an exclamation mark...
     
    one4spl, Jan 29, 2009
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  8. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Whoa they finally have it!

    Someone buy it and please post benchmarks :D
     
    Slaughterhouse, Jan 30, 2009
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  9. one4spl

    one4spl Notebook Consultant

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    Done and done.

    You should go read the last couple of pages of this thread :p
     
    one4spl, Jan 30, 2009
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  10. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    DUDE. YOU ARE MY HERO. lol.

    Thank you so much!! :D

    If you could please run and HD Tune bench, that would be amazing :D
     
    Slaughterhouse, Jan 30, 2009
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  11. one4spl

    one4spl Notebook Consultant

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    No can do now :(

    I'm typing this on my fresh Windows 7 install on my new drive :)
     
    one4spl, Jan 30, 2009
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  12. MaX PL

    MaX PL Notebook Deity

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    one4spl, how loud is the drive in a silent room?
     
    MaX PL, Jan 30, 2009
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  13. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    maybe i'll upgrade when this bad boy comes out :]
     
    vinceboiii, Jan 30, 2009
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  14. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    It's out, so we might as well merge all the threads together :D
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jan 30, 2009
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  15. one4spl

    one4spl Notebook Consultant

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    Practically silent. Its much quieter in the laptop than the CPU fan.

    It can get a bit vocal on seeks if you are moving the laptop, ie tilting it on your lap, but its still hardly noticable.

    Its obviously using a bit more power than the SSD, the hdd area of the laptop is warm now, whereas it used to be pretty cool.

    I'll see how it goes in the real world over the next week.

    As an asside, Windows 7 rocks :)
     
    one4spl, Jan 30, 2009
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  16. Chiaotzu

    Chiaotzu Notebook Enthusiast

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    Aww, I am guessing it still isn't available in the UK yet then, although it sounds like it's definitely no disappointment! I might try scanning lots of US sites...checking to see if they deliver internationally. :)
     
    Chiaotzu, Jan 30, 2009
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  17. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    impressive result one4slp. I might as well pick up one very soon.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jan 30, 2009
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  18. blackfeathers

    blackfeathers Newbie

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    in addition to the ST9500420AS at newegg, the seagate 7200.4 500gb 2.5" hd ST9500420ASG (gforce protection) is also out now elsewhere. :)

    such as:
    macmall
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    buy.com
     
    blackfeathers, Jan 30, 2009
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  19. Megaman81

    Megaman81 Notebook Consultant

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    Ordered! UPS 3-day delivery. Should be here by tuesday hopefully.
     
    Megaman81, Jan 30, 2009
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  20. Megaman81

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    UPDATE: Macmall is backordered.
     
    Megaman81, Jan 30, 2009
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  21. FrozenDarkness

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    i bought mine from macmall. so shady their shipping policy is "free after rebates" who does that?
     
    FrozenDarkness, Jan 30, 2009
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  22. Ch28Kid

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    There is a version without G-Force Protection?
     
    Ch28Kid, Jan 30, 2009
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  23. FrozenDarkness

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    G-force protection is free fall sensor
     
    FrozenDarkness, Jan 30, 2009
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  24. one4spl

    one4spl Notebook Consultant

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    one4spl, Jan 30, 2009
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  25. natejosiah

    natejosiah Notebook Geek

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    I just got mine in the mail today from Newegg as well. I may be able to run a HD Tune on it...
     
    natejosiah, Jan 30, 2009
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  26. USFCompGeek

    USFCompGeek Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just ordered mine from provantage. $147 and some change including shipping. Looks like they don't have them available to ship today. But it states 2-3 days and they will ship it. I looked every were and couldn't find anyone who actually has it in stock for that price.

    FWI mine is the ASG model. 500 gb.
     
    USFCompGeek, Jan 30, 2009
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  27. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    Wow, thanks alot one4spl! That's quite a bit faster than I'd dared to hope for, and that it's quiet is a great bonus! I'd just been thinking how nice it would be to have a quieter drive with Win7. I'd been planning to wait until I decided whether to get Win7 at least to buy a new drive given these incessant delays, but now that it's finally arrived and surpassed expectations, it's tempting again.
     
    Apollo13, Jan 30, 2009
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  28. Ackeron

    Ackeron Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    $170 CAD from Newegg.ca ! Hopefully NCIX gets it in soon so I can just pick it up :)
     
    Ackeron, Jan 30, 2009
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  29. Ch28Kid

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    Now that is out, I gotta decide whether to get the

    SATA 3.0Gb/s 500GB ST9500420AS (without free fall sensor)
    SATA 3.0Gb/s 500GB ST9500420ASG (with free fall sensor)

    Everyone here picking up the ASG version?
     
    Ch28Kid, Jan 30, 2009
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  30. FrozenDarkness

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    Honestly, you have a SZ laptop, you might as well get it because you have the capability. Right now, it's only a five dollar premium in other stores, Newegg doesn't carry it (and i don't htink ever will) so you might have to purchase it from a less reputable seller
     
    FrozenDarkness, Jan 30, 2009
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  31. ramgen

    ramgen -- Morgan Stanley --

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    I have read some other reviews (don't remember whether they were Seagate or WD) that sometimes the free fall sensor mistakenly parks the r/w heads causing performancs slowdown for no reason. I think that is another potential bug source...

    Simpler is the better choice... Are you dropping your laptop every day? Your data may blow out without dropping the hdd too...


    --
     
    ramgen, Jan 30, 2009
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  32. Bungalo Bill

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    I think I may end up putting one of these in my sager when it comes.
     
    Bungalo Bill, Jan 30, 2009
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  33. Forgeron

    Forgeron Notebook Enthusiast

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  34. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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  35. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    It is not way cheaper. Paying $13 more on newegg is well worth it, IMO.
     
    Slaughterhouse, Jan 30, 2009
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  36. K-TRON

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

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    Honestly, I wouldn't buy from provantage. My brother bought something from them about a year ago, the package came within 2 weeks.
    About a month ago my brother went to buy a Hitachi E7K1000 from them. They stated the lead time was 2-4 days, that turned into 3 weeks, and than into provantage not answering him anymore. He had to call American express and have the order canceled.
    I wouldn't buy from Provantage just from the trouble my brother had with them.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 30, 2009
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  37. Inextirpable

    Inextirpable Newbie

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    My ASG version has shipped out today from buy.com. The AS version was already sold out when i ordered and now i see the ASG version has sold out as well. You guys must be buying up these things like hotcakes! Happy upgrading.
     
    Inextirpable, Jan 30, 2009
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  38. Megaman81

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    I ended up getting the AS version. I couldnt wait for Macmall to ship out the ASG after 3 weeks! Newegg is well worth the $10.00 extra with 3 day UPS ground. Theyre always on time with delivery, unlike BUY.com

    Buy.com is usually couple dollar cheaper than newegg but it takes them 1.5-2 weeks for delivery.
     
    Megaman81, Jan 31, 2009
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  39. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    Now we need to open up one of these threads for WD and Hitachi :p
     
    Slaughterhouse, Jan 31, 2009
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  40. Forgeron

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    Well, its actually 23 dollars more since I live in California and have to pay about 10 dollars in sales taxes with Newegg.

    150 dollars is a lot of money. Anybody thinks this might go down in a short while?

    The 5400rpm 500gb drives didn't really go down that much in the last six months... so I'm afraid these might not either....
     
    Forgeron, Jan 31, 2009
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  41. FrozenDarkness

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    they might when competition rolls out their 7200rpms... but i mean there's not even news of that. kind of lame.
     
    FrozenDarkness, Jan 31, 2009
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  42. Megaman81

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    I doubt its going to be cheaper...Im sure competition is going to have similar price range between 120-150.
     
    Megaman81, Jan 31, 2009
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  43. RogueMonk

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    Its funny, thinking back. I was one of the early adopters (read = stupid) who bought a Hitachi 7k60 when it first came out. The price tag for having the first 7200rpm notebook HD? It was six hundred dollars of bragging rights. That's more than it cost me for my SSD.
     
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  44. miro_gt

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    I bought one.

    Will post results when it arive ... probably in 3 days or so.
     
    miro_gt, Jan 31, 2009
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    rapion125 Notebook Evangelist

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    Pics or it didn't happen.
     
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  46. miro_gt

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    [​IMG]
     
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    Is that supposed to mean something ? :confused:
     
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  48. MaX PL

    MaX PL Notebook Deity

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    yeh its a joke. read the past 4 posts.
     
    MaX PL, Jan 31, 2009
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  49. Ch28Kid

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    Hitachi 7k60 was also my first 7200 rpm 2.5" HDD. I love it. I remember when I first put it on my R505 Vaio it was smoking fast. Now its still running nicely on my mom's Fujitsu notebook.

    Anyways back to 7200.4

    I'm surprise the random access time is around 16 ms. I thought the two 250 GB platter with 7200 would be a bit lower.
     
    Ch28Kid, Feb 1, 2009
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  50. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    Nobody posted up a HDTune yet? I want to compare it to my current HDD before I buy it.
     
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