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    Which HD should I get? 500Gb Western Digital 5400RPM or Seagate 500GB 7200RPM?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by baibaiman, Apr 18, 2009.

  1. baibaiman

    baibaiman Notebook Guru

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    Okey, I am going to upgrade my HD from 320gb to 500gb.
    Now my question are:

    It is worth it to spent about $50 more to get Seagate 500gb 7200Rpm HD?

    I can get about $90 for Western digital 500GB 5400Rpm and $140 for Seagate 500gb 7200Rpm.

    Will the speed different is noticeable for 5400rpm vs 7200rpm?

    Another question,
    If in the future, if I want to change to SSD Drive, do I need special tool to swap my HD to SSD?
     
    baibaiman, Apr 18, 2009
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  2. rjbg84

    rjbg84 Notebook Evangelist

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    It is not that noticeable for what I've read, you will notice a real difference b/w a SSD against a HDD. Since I have two HDD bays, I am planning on upgrading to one SSD for the OS and programs and the standard HDD for Media.
     
    rjbg84, Apr 18, 2009
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  3. Evoss-X

    Evoss-X Notebook Deity

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    Definetly Buy Seagate
    I Own WD Scorpio Blue 500GB And It's Loud
    But if u have 320GB 7200 rpm dont need to buy 500GB if your 320 is not full
    I have 300GB free from my WD 500GB i have few software (not games)
    I think home users who not play games will not fill 500GB hdd that they will say: oohh sit, I need more space ...
    If u play games of course they filling hd space ...
     
    Evoss-X, Apr 18, 2009
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  4. Phil

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    I think Hitachi 5K500B is the top 500GB drive at the moment. As fast as the Seagate 7200.4 and lower power consumption than the WD5000BEVT.
     
    Phil, Apr 18, 2009
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  5. ajreynol

    ajreynol Notebook Virtuoso

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    is the 5K500B available anywhere yet?
     
    ajreynol, Apr 18, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I got tired of waiting for the Seagate 7200.4 so I bought the Hitachi 5K500.B from Newegg. There must be some serious problems at Seagate. This long delay in releasing the 2nd batch of 7200.4 drives makes me very suspicious.
     
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  8. John Ratsey

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    The Hitachi 500.B is the most power efficient. I think it is slightly noisier than the WD5000BEVT, but I found the latter to be exceptionally quiet.

    John
     
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  9. ajreynol

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    thanks for the links. I think I'll order on Monday. $90 is too hard to pass up.
     
    ajreynol, Apr 18, 2009
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