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    Which Hard Drive?????

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Adam24367, Jan 27, 2009.

  1. Adam24367

    Adam24367 Notebook Consultant

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    Mormegil83 I Love Lamp.

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    just wait a hot sec for the seagate 7200.4 unless u desperately need the upgrade. but then who knows, the 7200.4 could be just around the corner or never manifest in the retail market. i am waiting to see the performance of this Vs and SSD option...
     
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  3. Adam24367

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    Yeah. But i kinda need one now :x
     
    Adam24367, Jan 27, 2009
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    jonhapimp Notebook Virtuoso

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    i would say the first one
     
    jonhapimp, Jan 27, 2009
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    I think the seagate is faster, but the WD reviews are better.

    You might as well flip a coin if the above didn't decide for you.
     
    AuroraAlpha, Jan 27, 2009
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  6. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    I wouldnt go for either. The 7K320 is usually the cheapest 320gb drive on zipzoomfly, tigerdirect or newegg.
    Usually they have the 320gb drive for around $80

    I have three 7K320's and they are awesome :D
    I just cant recommend wd or seagate after all of my failed drives from them.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 27, 2009
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  7. Michel.K

    Michel.K 167WAISIQ

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    The WD is faster in fact. That is in real life performance, aka real performance. Only on synthetic benchmarks the seagate seems faster, but it's not :)


    And i recommend WD for their reliabillity
     
    Michel.K, Jan 27, 2009
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  8. Adam24367

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    Confusing. :<
     
    Adam24367, Jan 27, 2009
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    mobytoby Notebook Evangelist

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    If you don't buy a SSd, go for the WD. Fast and quiet in real life usage.
     
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    So the WD Will save more battery also?
     
    Adam24367, Jan 27, 2009
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    Michel.K 167WAISIQ

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    You won't notice batterylife-issues between any of the above 320GB drives. The harddrives doesn't eat up much power, we're only talking about maximum 2.5W a whole notebook usualy is around 70W total. So one harddrive doesn not even take 2% of the total consumption :)
     
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    +1

    Just put one in my laptop last week.
     
    theseadragon, Jan 28, 2009
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  13. Adam24367

    Adam24367 Notebook Consultant

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    Updated.
    Which Hard Drive should i get now
     
    Adam24367, Jan 28, 2009
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    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    7K320 has $20 rebate! Get it quick!
     
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    Im looking for reliablility. I dont want to pay money for somthing that will end up failing.
     
    Adam24367, Jan 28, 2009
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    i would still say the first one
     
    jonhapimp, Jan 28, 2009
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    Anyone else?
     
    Adam24367, Jan 29, 2009
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    Ch28Kid Notebook Deity

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    Hitachi is very very reliable.

    Out of the 3 7200 HDD, I would rank them from Hitachi, WD, Seagate in terms of reliability.

    Don't worry.

    I have one of the very very first Hitachi 7200 notebook HDD "7K60" and it still working perfectly.
     
    Ch28Kid, Jan 29, 2009
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    Im also wondering about vibration. Some people were complaining about Vibration with the 7k320
     
    Adam24367, Jan 29, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The 7K320 is extremely quiet. I own three of them. The cover of the drive is superior to WD and Seagate. WD and seagate use a conventional one stage cover, while Hitachi uses a triple. This means, more noise dampening, thus a quieter drive.
    The 7k320's do not make any vibration at all. I have a E1505 with it installed, and it runs very cool and quiet.

    K-TRON
     
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  21. Adam24367

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    Alright. I Shall take the plunge. Thanks for reccomending the 7K320 :D!
     
    Adam24367, Jan 29, 2009
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    Can't hardly tell it's in there; there may be slightly more vibration than the 250GB 5400rpm dive it replaced but not really noticable to me.
     
    theseadragon, Jan 29, 2009
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