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    Travelstar 7k500?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by laptopkid, Oct 4, 2009.

  1. laptopkid

    laptopkid Notebook Consultant

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    I need a new hard drive in my MBP. I want a fast 500gb one, so my current options are the 7200.4 Seagate 500gb, the 500gb Scorpio blue, and maybe a few other ones than I don't know of, or the yet-to-be-released Hitachi 7k500.

    Does anyone know when the Hitachi will be released? This month maybe?

    Do you guys think it's worth the wait? Speed is obviously a high priority for me, and I need 500gb.

    Thanks for your opinions
     
    laptopkid, Oct 4, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Initial benchmarks seem to indicate that it would be worth getting if performance is an issue and SSDs are out of the budget...
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 4, 2009
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    My own Seagate has been an excellent drive.
     
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  4. laptopkid

    laptopkid Notebook Consultant

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    Where have there been any benchmarks? Do you have a link?
     
    laptopkid, Oct 5, 2009
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  6. Opteron

    Opteron Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow if the benchmarks are correct I will hold off on geeting thr hitachi 5k500.b. I was about to post if I should wait. According to the benchmarks it should be worth the wait.

    Does anyone know when the etailers will have them?
     
    Opteron, Oct 6, 2009
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    Wow if the benchmarks are correct I will hold off on geeting thr hitachi 5k500.b. I was about to post if I should wait. According to the benchmarks it should be worth the wait.

    Does anyone know when the etailers will have them?
     
    Opteron, Oct 6, 2009
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  8. Phil

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    Without hard evidence these are my estimates for real life general performance of 9.5mm drives:

    1. Hitachi 7K500
    2. WD3200BEKT
    3. WD6400BEVT
    4. WD5000BEVT
    5. Seagate 7200.4
     
    Phil, Oct 6, 2009
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  9. eessie

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    I second that, my Seagate has been excellent going on 4 months now, though so many people seem to be complaining about it, maybe we got lucky :confused:
     
    eessie, Oct 6, 2009
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  10. Opteron

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    how is this relative to this thread, there is a handful of threads on the seagate 500gb, but were looking for new info on the Hitachi 7k500.
     
    Opteron, Oct 7, 2009
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  11. Phil

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    The OP is considering the Seagate 7200.4 too.
     
    Phil, Oct 7, 2009
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  12. Opteron

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    oh sorry about that....I really want to re-install vista on np9262, but I rather wait for the new 7k500 to do this. Since I'm down to 15 gigs.
     
    Opteron, Oct 7, 2009
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  13. mikec

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    I have a WD3200BEKT, and the Seagate 7200.4 500gb is noticeably faster than the WD (although I think the WDa is good too.) Again, everyone has their own experience. I tend to beat the bits out of my drivers, so the performance issues show up more.
     
    mikec, Oct 8, 2009
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  14. Phil

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    Can you measure the difference with a stopwatch? I would be interested to see in what situation a 7200.4 can beat a WD3200BEKT.

    All the real world benchmarks I've seen online show the WD3200BEKT is faster.
     
    Phil, Oct 9, 2009
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  15. Opteron

    Opteron Notebook Evangelist

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    Any new news on the release date on the hitachi?
     
    Opteron, Oct 11, 2009
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  16. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    yeah i can't find release date for it anywhere either
     
    King of Interns, Oct 11, 2009
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  17. laptopkid

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    That's exactly what I'd estimate :)
     
    laptopkid, Oct 20, 2009
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    Anyone have any info on when the 7K500 will be available?
     
    circa86, Oct 24, 2009
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  19. JohnnyFlash

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    Everyday I do a search at work, so far: nothing.
     
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  20. Opteron

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    I forget which etailer, but i'm on their email notification as soon it's released.


    I think its zipzoomfly
     
    Opteron, Oct 24, 2009
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  21. King of Interns

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    Great news! Looking to possibly get this in a couple of weeks time :)
     
    King of Interns, Oct 24, 2009
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