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    Lenovo Harddrives

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by peon01, Aug 27, 2010.

  1. peon01

    peon01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know this is not directly a question about Lenovo laptops but it is about Lenovo and the drive will go in a Lenovo laptop ;)

    I was looking at getting a 500GB 7200 RPM drive and on NewEgg finally they have a WD Black 500GB for $75 but you can also see a Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3423 500GB drive for $150.
    I am guessing this is the official drive they normally put in the laptops from factory(though I replaced the drive in my W701 with an SSD and that was an actual Seagate :confused: ).
    I cannot seem to find a lot of info about them or reviews and I am trying to find out why they are so much more than standard drives (Samsungs are around same price as WD).
    Is there any compelling reason I would choose these over the WD?
     
    peon01, Aug 27, 2010
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    There's no reason to figure out why they're more expensive. Just get the WD and move on with your life. There's no practical difference between the drives.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 27, 2010
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