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    ARE THE 5400 x 2 RPM HARD DRIVES FAST ENOUGH?...

    Discussion in 'HP' started by STEEL43, Apr 13, 2011.

  1. STEEL43

    STEEL43 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am waiting for my ENVY SB 17 3D configured with 2 - 750GB 5400 RPM hard drives (with 8GB ram & 2.0 processor). For anyone that had received this configuration already 2 questions arise:

    1. Are they shipping RAID0 Striped?

    2. Are they fast enough?...abstract question i know... I do a little gaming, some Excel, Word, Outlook work simultaneously, a little photo editing, etc. I am trying to decide whether to mess with replacing the hard drives or just using them the way they ship.

    Thanks in advance...great forum with solid input.
     
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    STEEL43 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Opps. Sorry about the caps in the title.
     
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    They will be fine for your needs. You could always replace one with an ssd.
     
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    Does anyone know what raid they are shipping in?
     
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    If you are referring to a system with TWO hard drives (2 x 750=1.5 TB) or (2 x 1TB=2TB)...RAID 0
     
    Bobmitch, Apr 13, 2011
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    All depends on who you're asking. After getting an SSD, old hard drives are no comparison.
     
    aznanarchy99, Apr 14, 2011
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    Yes...that's what I am looking for. Thank-you!
     
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    I hear you and am looking forward to one but I have been buying PC's since 1989 and know the will be big, cheap and have the glitches worked out soon enough. I don't want to spend 400 or 500 now (I don't want a small one) for what will cost 100 in a year or 2. Just spending preference. I definitely think its ridiculous we don't have a twin 7200 option and was not even going to buy an envy yet until my 30% off was achieved. I have an 18 month old HDX. Thanks for ypour input though.
     
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    I received my ENNY and am loading it up with a computer guru buddy. It is hard for me to tell if the twin 5400's are "fast enough" but my buddy says they are suprisingly snappy. Iasked a HP tech (India) why they went with twin 5400's instead of 7200's and he replied for data integrity...thats a new answer. I really hate to go breaking into a brand new laprop and am still irritated they did not offer twin 7200's but at the current moment plan to live with them.
     
    STEEL43, Apr 22, 2011
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    foler Newbie

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    Hi,
    Does your twin 5400 drives come Raid 0 by defualt from the factory ?
    Thanks
     
    foler, Apr 23, 2011
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    STEEL43 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes...just as the knowledgable members on this forum described to me, the twin 5400's are Raid0 and striped shipped from HP. So my 2 x 750 set up "shows" up as one big 1.5TB hard drive. I don't know how 2 - 5400's raided and striped compare to a 7200 for speed. They seem ok for now...
     
    STEEL43, Apr 24, 2011
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    Great! Thanks...so the 2 X 5400 aren't so bad after all.. :)
     
    foler, Apr 24, 2011
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    Hell I don't know...they seem to be OK. I haven't edited video or anything yet but gamed COD a bit and they seem to be fine. I don't think I'm going to mess with the shipped system for now and am loadin' it up.
     
    STEEL43, Apr 24, 2011
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