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    5400 RPM verus 7200 RPM

    Discussion in 'HP' started by egarbage, Jul 14, 2006.

  1. egarbage

    egarbage Notebook Geek

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    Any idea why HP only offers 7200 RPM hard drives on the DV8000 and no others, particulary the new 2000 and 6000 models just released ?
     
    egarbage, Jul 14, 2006
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  2. FrostFire

    FrostFire Notebook Evangelist

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    I have no clue why.
    Yea the 7200RPM is faster, blah blah.
    Look at the big picture. 5400 RPM isnt that bad, and you could check out the 2000 and 6000 this way, too.
     
    FrostFire, Jul 14, 2006
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  3. winterymix

    winterymix Notebook Consultant

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    From what I've seen in the HP catalog, it's literally cheaper to order from HP with the 5400rpm drive and buy a 7200 from Newegg. I believe it's an additional $130-140 to upgrade to a 7200rpm drive through HP, but you can buy one from newegg for as low as $100.00...so you can actually pay less, and have two drives. Put the 7200 in your notebook, buy an enclosure for the 5400 it came with and shazzam, you have a nice external backup drive.
     
    winterymix, Jul 14, 2006
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  4. Apathosaurus

    Apathosaurus Notebook Consultant

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    Good idea. I might just do that myself. What are the particular things that one needs to make sure an aftermarket drive has in order to operate/install/work correctly with the dv2000?

    Thanks.
     
    Apathosaurus, Jul 14, 2006
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  5. winterymix

    winterymix Notebook Consultant

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    Any standard 2.5 inch ATA-6 notebook drive that newegg sells should be fine. Which is pretty much every drive they sell.
     
    winterymix, Jul 14, 2006
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  6. compaq64

    compaq64 Notebook Consultant

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    Why the heck dont they just discontinue the 4200 drives i mean comon there a joke, nobody whats that Sh** in there brand new computer.
     
    compaq64, Jul 14, 2006
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  7. compaq64

    compaq64 Notebook Consultant

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    True, I guess your right, I would rather pay less for the computer having crappy stuff (that is upgradeable) and pay less than upgrading it directly from the company on newegg. Thats exactly what I did with ram and hd.
     
    compaq64, Jul 14, 2006
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  8. overclock

    overclock Notebook Guru

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    Just make sure to order the right interface, either PATA or SATA. But a 7200 PRM drive makes a world of difference, especially over a 4200 RPM drive.
     
    overclock, Jul 14, 2006
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  9. Stotic

    Stotic Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is upgrading the hd on a dv2000 difficult?
     
    Stotic, Jul 14, 2006
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  10. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It shouldnt be too difficult. The HDD bay is accessible by removing 2 screws from underneath the laptop(circled in red)...
    [​IMG]
     
    miner, Jul 14, 2006
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