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    Which 7200rpm HD to get?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by MXandSXracer21, Aug 14, 2009.

  1. MXandSXracer21

    MXandSXracer21 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello I am planning on picking up a new 7200 rpm hard drive for my XPS 1530. Which hard drive would everyone recommend (WD, Seagate, Fujitsu, Hitachi, etc) and who has the best deal on it? Thanks!
     
    MXandSXracer21, Aug 14, 2009
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  2. Evoss-X

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    I recommend you to buy Seagate mom. 7200.4 250 GB
    it's quiet speedy
     
    Evoss-X, Aug 15, 2009
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  3. sgogeta4

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    How much space do you need? What is your budget?
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 15, 2009
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  4. Garmin

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    does anyone know thats the battery difference i m going to get woth the 5400 and 7200.
     
    Garmin, Aug 16, 2009
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    Some 7200rpm drives may actually give you better battery performance, as some 5400 drives that come with laptops can be really crappy.

    I'd recommend the Western Digital Black Scorpio 320gb. I think newegg has em for $74 right now. Well, well worth the money!
     
    hypdotspec, Aug 16, 2009
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    MikjoA, Aug 16, 2009
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  7. iGrim

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    Note that the reliability of 7200rpm laptop drives are much worse that 5400rpm units. Just an FYI...
     
    iGrim, Aug 16, 2009
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  8. Han Bao Quan

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    Please stop posting non-sense misleading info. You don't have a clue or any proof so stop ranting crap.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Aug 16, 2009
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  9. Phil

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    WD3200BEKT is still the fastest 7200rpm drive. Check the real world benchmarks on Techreport.com for more info.

    Seagate 7200.4 does well in synthetic benchmarks but doesn't outperform the WD in real life.

    The WD is also cheap and reliable.
     
    Phil, Aug 16, 2009
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  10. iGrim

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    I have been in the laptop field for over 10 years now and work for a huge company where we have hundreds of laptops deployed. Everytime a laptop drives fails we see its the 7200rpm units in a poll of laptops that mostly have 5400 drives.

    7200rpm laptop drives simply have higher faults. There are no ifs, ands, and buts about it. You dont know because you dont work in IT...I on the other had have been doing this for 10 years in a REAL IT environments not just at home playing with one or two drives like most of you guys...
     
    iGrim, Aug 16, 2009
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    So the Western DIgital Black has a better battery performance than average 5400?
     
    Garmin, Aug 16, 2009
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    Depends on which 5400? Most of them have lower power consumption than the 7200 with the same capacity.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Aug 17, 2009
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    get seagate momentum 7400 har ddrive and dont listen to igrim. I have 2 in raid 0 and no problem. its the fastest hard drive.
     
    Warcraft, Aug 17, 2009
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  14. Warcraft

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    And just fyi why the hell would i want a slow 5400 rpm hard drive it doesnt make sense.
     
    Warcraft, Aug 17, 2009
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    Have you used a 5400RPM drive before? I have yet to see someone demonstrate that they can pick out the slower drive more than once in a blind test between current generation 5400 vs. 7200RPM drives.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 17, 2009
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    You'll only really see the difference in synthetic benchmarks.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Aug 17, 2009
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  17. Phil

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    WD 500GB 5400rpm and WD 320GB 7200 rpm perform about the same in most situations, except for medium/heavy multi tasking, this is where 7200rpm pays off.

    Because some 5400rpm drives beat the Seagate 7200.4 when it comes to copying files for example.

    [​IMG]

    Source.
     
    Phil, Aug 17, 2009
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    wow thanks, this post was very helpful for me. I have been wanting to upgrade harddrives, i realized that 250 wasnt enough for me. +1 rep
     
    Garmin, Aug 17, 2009
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    Because 5400rpm laptop drives last longer and are MUCH more durable than 7200rpm units.

    7200rpm laptop drives are FAR more prone to fail.
     
    iGrim, Aug 17, 2009
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