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    so what HDD should I get?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by camvan, Oct 20, 2008.

  1. camvan

    camvan Notebook Evangelist

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    I've got an Acer 5920G with the 250GB HDD inside it. I'm considering an upgrade...just not sure what I want to get. I'm considering the WD Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM, but interestingly the reviews I've read show it not to be quite as fast as the larger, but slower WD Scorpio Blue 500GB. the 500GB is about $40 more, but I want to get your take on it. thoughts?
     
    camvan, Oct 20, 2008
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  2. checkmait

    checkmait Notebook Consultant

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    I would go with the 7200RPM model personally.

    In some instances the HDD with the higher data density will win, but in the vast majority of the time the drive with the higher RPMS will be the winner. Especially when it comes to bootups and copying files larger than 20 megs
     
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  3. iaTa

    iaTa Do Not Feed

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    The benchmarks I've seen for both drives on this forum show them to be pretty much identical when it comes to transfer rates, but the 320GB has slightly faster access times (16ms compared to 15ms). However WD have done a great job with access times on the 500GB as my Samsung's are around 21ms!

    I think the overall performance of both drives would be very close. Just need some review sites to thrash out some tests now :)

    I'm replacing my Samsung's with the WD 500GBs anyway.
     
    iaTa, Oct 20, 2008
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  4. K-TRON

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

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    both the 320gb 7200rpm drives and the 500gb 5400rpm WD drive are exceptionally fast. The difference between the two will not be that noticeable in performance. However, currently the fastest 7200rpm drives are the 250Gb and 80GB models, so if you want speed from a mechanical drive, 250Gb 7200rpm is the way to go.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Oct 21, 2008
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  5. amphibia

    amphibia Notebook Guru

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    Does your current drive run hot? I personally own Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM in my Lenovo T400. It runs about 34~36 degree. It is already lower than most people's Scorpio black on NBR. But I still feel it is hot after 30 minutes of typing. So if heat could even remotely be a problem for you, get a 5400RPM drive. I would totally give up 10~20% performance to trade for coolness.
     
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  6. Phil

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    Please show me the review that says the 500GB is faster than the 320GB/7200rpm.

    I'd go for the 7200rpm if you don't mind some increase in heat and noise.
     
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  7. nomoredell

    nomoredell Notebook Deity

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    for performance, hitachi 100gb 7200rpm 16mb cache on ebay $40-.
     
    nomoredell, Oct 21, 2008
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  8. vpvaio

    vpvaio Newbie

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    NoMoreDell...
    I saw in forum that you had a problem with audio drivers on 7811. I think i also have the same problem. On cold boot (starting system after long time), Conexant driver don't get loaded. Instead Microsoft's HDAUDIO drivers get loaded. But when you do a reboot/restart (warm boot) of the system, 7811 then loads the correct drivers.
    Were you able to find a solution to this problem?
     
    vpvaio, Oct 21, 2008
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