Which 100GB 5400RPM HD to get?

Hi!

Which should I get?

Fujitsu MHV2100AH with 8cache
Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 8cache
Samsung SpinPoint M60 HM100JC 8cache (cheaper)
Seagate Momentus (5400.2 ????) 8cache (kinda expensive)
Toshiba MK1032GAX 16cache
Western Digital Scorpio WD1000VE 8cache

I'm considering heat, noise and of course, performance. Ohh, HD for MSI 1013 (aka S270).

TIA

 

The Seagates are pricey, but they are dead silent, fast, and don't put out much heat. I've heard that Hitachis are fast, but tend to be a little noisier and hotter. Of all of those, I'd recommend the Seagate.

I suggest you avoid Toshibas like the plague. Not only from the above anecdote, but also because mine was always noisy, and died suddenly mid-semester.

 

I agree, Seagate being the best IMHO, next fastest is Hitachi. If you want cool, cheaper, less noisy drive look at WD drives( performance is just average though).

New generation Toshibas are much better than dreaded x026 GAX series, they have improved on power consumptions and heat departments and performance is above average.

 

I'll second avoiding the Toshiba's at all cost. I ordered my M60 in October and upgraded to a 60GB 5400 rpm drive and was pleasantly surprised when I found out it had a Hitachi 5K60 hard drive in it. (They don't even put their drives in their own machines, you be the judge on that one ). Other than that I have heard good things about the WD, Fujitsu, and Seagate also, haven't heard anything about Samsung.

Matt

 

Interesting, so, what about the Samsung HD?
Oww, the Seagate is really expensive, with 3 dolllars less I get the Samsung, with 120GB

I'll avoid Toshiba (even considering that it have 16cache )

And what the "5400.2" means?

Thanks

 

The .2 refers to the drive's design generation. The .3s utilize perpendicular recording to get higher density, and are just beginning to arrive (in the form of the horrendously expensive 160GB). Not sure about Samsungs; I heard they were slower than average, but don't quote me on that one.

 

You probably won't find much info on the Samsung M60, the 100GB and 120GB versions were only released at the beginning of the month.

The older Samsung M40 series is quiet, the 40GB drive is SilentPCReview's reference 2.5" drive. Hopefully the newer M60 drives are as quiet.

I'm quite satisfied with the performance of my 80GB Samsung M40. I think sustained transfer rates are a tad slower than Hitachi and Seagate but I don't think it's anything noticable in real world usage. The Samsungs are cheap here too (in Canada).

 

i'd just get the cheapest one... These drives are good for some things while not so good for others. Cost is probably most scientific way of rating these drives.

Just avoid Toshiba at all cost.

The only thing for certain there is that Seagate is the best of the bunch, hence the high cost

 

I just purchased a 40GB Samsung HDD #MP0402H from newegg.com, and unfortunately it went back.

I had a Toshiba 30GB in my current laptop that just failed (not a surprise if you look at other posts in this thread) and thought I'd go from a 4200rpm to the Samsung model I purchased.

The drive was super-quiet as advertised, but the vibration it sent to the rest of the laptop was incredible. It literally felt as if I was being shocked from what this thing was putting out, and I could feel it all over the keyboard. I tried some temperature-safe dampening materials and I could still feel the vibration. It was a real shame too as the disk was super quiet.

I'm a little afraid to go to another 5400rpm drive if that was the reason for the vibration, but I figure I will try my luck with my favorite desktop brand - Seagate. Yes it will be more than $25 more, but I can upgrade to a 60GB and hopefully eliminate my vibration problem.

(Newegg as always was phenomial with fast shipping and RMA service)

 

Toshibas are trash.

Go for the Western Digital. Best hard drives out there in terms of quality. Very quiet and cool-running too.