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    Replacement HD for DV2100T

    Discussion in 'HP' started by richard13, Oct 27, 2007.

  1. richard13

    richard13 Notebook Geek

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    I am looking to get a bigger (160GB+) HD for my notebook computer. Would any of you have recommendations?

    Quiet is the most important thing, followed by low battery consumption, low heat. Speed is a distant 4th on my scale of needs.

    Thanks!
     
    richard13, Oct 27, 2007
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You might want to look at this for more info on hdd.

    I assume you have got a 5400rpm hdd at the moment? If so i'd say stick with a 5400rpm, 4200 is just too slow, and 7200 would be abit loud and lowers you battery life.
     
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  3. richard13

    richard13 Notebook Geek

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    Yes, I guess I should have specified 5400 RPM. I think I'll probably go with either the Seagate Momentus 5400.4 (which I'll have to wait for), the WDC Scorpio (which is currently available but has some negative reviews on NewEgg) or the Toshiba (which has great reviews but only has a 1 year warranty).
     
    richard13, Oct 28, 2007
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Ive heard the seagates run cool. Youd wanna get the coolest running HDD for the dv2000 laptop's
     
    flipfire, Oct 28, 2007
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