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    Speedy delivery... I hope

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Cheffy, Jan 31, 2007.

  1. Cheffy

    Cheffy Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello all,

    After a long period of deliberation, I've finally ordered a 100gb hitachi 7k100 7200 rpm HD to replace my achingly slow 4200 rpm fujitsu drive. I just picked up the laptop a few months ago, but unfortunately the drive was not very up to-date. Not that gaming is my thing, but things like half-life 2 took forever to load and suffered stuttering big time.

    Tigerdirect.ca finally had them in stock, and for only 8 dollars more than the 80 gb model. I also picked up a 2.5" enclosure for the old drive, and so I can clone the disk. I'm going to try using xxclone, for freeware it seems pretty solid and can do what I need (usb support, no need to run through DOS).

    I'll keep everyone posted (if anyone actually cares) and write up any difficulties I may encounter.

    Chef
     
    Cheffy, Jan 31, 2007
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    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    Tiger is a good company, they arent always the cheapest, but they do usually have decent prices and their support is top notch.
     
    Iceman0124, Jan 31, 2007
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    ajfink Notebook Deity

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    I got the 80gb version a while ago for my notebook, and startup and program load times decreased noticeably. I was glad I did it.
     
    ajfink, Jan 31, 2007
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    yea TD is a good company, fast on shipping, a little bit more expensive and they have less to choose from - I also upgraded to the Hitachi 7200 60gb - was very happy with the results
     
    jpagel, Jan 31, 2007
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    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    As said, TD is a good company.

    Just avoid their rebate offers.
     
    JM, Jan 31, 2007
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    I avoid every rebate offer unless its of the instant variety.
     
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    Cheffy Notebook Evangelist

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    Here in Canada there are few discount online dealers, and TD is the best. Unfortunately newegg won't ship here. TD wanted $152+ tax and shipping for the drive, the next best price here was around $200 +tax and shipping.

    Well it should arrive on monday next week. I probably won't have a chance to install and clone my drive until next weekend. I will do a few tests before and after I switch and post results, nothing too fancy. I'm thinking:

    HD Tach drive tests (e.g. avg read, write, etc)
    Time to load when starting
    Time to open certain games

    Any other suggestions?

    Chef
     
    Cheffy, Feb 1, 2007
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