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    the fastest hard drive?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by azax, Aug 15, 2009.

  1. azax

    azax Newbie

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    hello guys, i need your advice
    i am searching for a good hd, i been told the "war" is between the seagate momentus 7200.4 and WD Scorpio Black or the new 10000rpm drives (are they 2.5" :confused: )

    so what should i buy?

    thanks :)
     
    azax, Aug 15, 2009
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  2. bassflow

    bassflow Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm pretty sure the fastest hard drive is the 320 GB 7200 RPM from WD. But again I was told this in the beginning of July, info might change.

    Found the name: WD3200BEKT
     
    bassflow, Aug 15, 2009
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  3. kaltmond

    kaltmond Clepple

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    The 10000rpm is 2.5" but 12.5mm thick.
     
    kaltmond, Aug 15, 2009
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    Evoss-X Notebook Deity

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    I would reccomend momentus 7200.4 250GB is quiet speedy
     
    Evoss-X, Aug 15, 2009
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  5. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    What's the OP's budget? SSDs are awesome, but the price..
     
    namaiki, Aug 15, 2009
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  6. K-TRON

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

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    Currently the fastest mechanical harddrive is the Hitachi 15K450
    But its an enterprise 3.5" drive
    Not sure what the fastest SSD is

    For laptops, the 500gb 7200rpm WD should be the fastest at the moment

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Aug 15, 2009
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  7. azax

    azax Newbie

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    hey, thanks for the replys
    about the ssd, it wouldn't help me as i need 2.5" drive ;)

    so the WD Scorpio Black is the fastest, the 500gb is the fastest? or it doesn't mater how much gb

    second question, sorry for the noobnes but now i have an 5400rpm drive, the games which installed on the drive will load faster with the WD Scorpio Black?

    thanks
     
    azax, Aug 15, 2009
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  8. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The game will load faster but not by much. Sometimes the single platter 250GB WD Black will be faster than the 2 platter 500GB drive.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 15, 2009
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  9. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    There are dozens of different 2.5" form factor SSD's built to work in laptops. Check them out as prices are dropping and they are a lot faster than mechanical HDD's and will use less power meaning longer battery life and less heat. Additional they are completely silent.

    I recommend OCZ for good value SSD's and intel's own SSD's for top of the line performance.
     
    King of Interns, Aug 15, 2009
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  10. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    In fact, I don't even know of any SSDs that are 3.5".
     
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  12. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    I'm fairly certain all internal SSDs are 2.5", not 3.5". Of course, excluding the mini-PCIe and ExpressCard models.
     
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  13. K-TRON

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

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    There are 3.5" SSD's The MTRON 7000 was available in 3.5" sizes

    Please note, the WD Velociraptor will not work in any laptop. It is too thick, and requires a hefty 12V line, which no laptop has

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Aug 15, 2009
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  14. azax

    azax Newbie

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    took a look at the SSD's, they are ridiculously expensive :eek:

    i will stick with the wd scorpio black 160gb

    so guys, final verdict as i am buying it today, the scorpio black IS the fastest??
     
    azax, Aug 16, 2009
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  15. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Either drive will be fine. Honestly, the variation between each hard drive is more than any difference between companies. Some people will have more success with Seagate, others will have more success with WD. If you do a blind test, the performance difference will not be noticeable enough for almost all users to differentiate between them. Just make sure you get the newest line and not the older models, especially if you are not getting the highest capacity.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 16, 2009
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