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    What's the best hard drive at 7200rpm?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Popapi, Aug 7, 2009.

  1. Popapi

    Popapi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys/Gals I have a compaq nc6320 business notebook with a SeaGate Momentus 7200.4 that's done crashed 2 times what would be better than this drive with 7200 rpm's?
     
    Popapi, Aug 7, 2009
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  2. t30power

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    I think Hitachi and WD are the most reliable brand at the moment. The 7K320 and WD3200BEKT respectively.
     
    t30power, Aug 7, 2009
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  3. Ole man

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    I second that. WD is my perferred brand and has served me well (especially with the 1TB HD I picked up today :D)
     
    Ole man, Aug 7, 2009
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    maiki Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you talking about a 2.5" notebook HDD, with 1TB capacity?

    Last I knewthe largest was 500GB, but I have not paid much attention for a couple months.
     
    maiki, Aug 7, 2009
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    The 1TB HDDs for laptops do exist, but they are not commercially available yet, and they wont fit 99% of laptops since they have a height 3mm above standard.
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 8, 2009
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  6. Phil

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    Agreed.

    Or Fujitsu MHZ2320BJ which is the fastest 7200 rpm hard drive according to Laptopmag.
     
    Phil, Aug 8, 2009
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  7. Popapi

    Popapi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not neccesarily needing a fast HDD, need a reliable one!!!
     
    Popapi, Aug 10, 2009
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    Western Digital has never failed me. The Scorpio Black series is their 2.5" 7,200 RPM lineup.
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 10, 2009
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    WD3200BEKT...

    quite a long time since i use seagate....den i move to WD5000BEVT...
    if things got smoothly , i would like to try WD5000BEKT(wonder if they have :D) or WD3200BEKT for my second harddrive
     
    devilcm3, Aug 10, 2009
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    I'm with all the others on the WD drive. I had an older Seagate 7200 RPM drive in my old HP DV8000t which crapped out after less than a year. I got my XPS M1330 and threw the 320GB WD Scorpio Black in it and it's been perfect. I've had very few problems with Western Digital drives over the years and stacks of problems with just about any other manufacturer I've tried.
     
    Sabersoul, Aug 10, 2009
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