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    Which hdd drive would you choose?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by phanpride, Jul 14, 2009.

  1. phanpride

    phanpride Notebook Consultant

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    Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 2.5
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    Seagate Momentus 7200 500GB 2.5

    for notebook uses

    and why?
     
    phanpride, Jul 14, 2009
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  2. goofball

    goofball Notebook Deity

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    for what? notebook? external enclosure?
     
    goofball, Jul 14, 2009
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    I dont have any reviews to support my opinion, but the Seagate 7200.4 will be faster than the WD5000BEVT. If the price difference between the two is not large, better to go for the Seagate. You can checkout reviews and comparison at Anandtech and Tomshardware to compare their surface temperatures and noise.
     
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  4. phanpride

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    ohh sorry yes its for notebook
    and they are both worth 129.99
     
    phanpride, Jul 14, 2009
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    For the same price and same capacity, go with the faster 7200RPM drive.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 14, 2009
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    I'd get the seagate in this case.
     
    goofball, Jul 14, 2009
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    I just bought the Seagate Momentus 7200 500GB 2.5 with G Force Protection about 3 weeks ago...great drive. ( I was upgrading from the 200GB Hitachi Travelstar @7200 rpm)
     
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  8. phanpride

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    cool where did you order yours from?
     
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    thanx just seeing if there are lower prices for the hd
     
    phanpride, Jul 15, 2009
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    I suggest you go for the Western Digital. Amazing company with amazing products!
     
    nacholambre, Jul 15, 2009
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    yah i've own wd hd before for desktops but not for laptops. but from what i've been reading multiple of users of the seagate report the drive arrive dead or crashes on them in a short period. i have heard a few accounts about wd hard drives too but not as many as the seagate, so yah thats why im trying to see what have others done
     
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  13. Phil

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  14. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Where are you buying this machine? If you are in the U.S., you can get the WD5000BEVT for $94.99 with free shipping from Newegg:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136314&Tpk=wd5000bevt
    (price as of Jul 14)

    I bought one two weeks ago and installed it in my HP - nearly silent with no clicking, and close to a 60MB/s average transfer rate in HDTune. I use Western Digital drives exclusively; four reside in my desktop, and one has always been in my laptops for the last several years.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 15, 2009
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    wow thank you for ur references i think i will go with the wd instead
     
    phanpride, Jul 15, 2009
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