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    Question about 7200 rpm HD in T60 14.1

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by axskkyline, Oct 17, 2006.

  1. axskkyline

    axskkyline Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am planning on getting t60 within this month and heard a lot about the goodness of 7200 rpm hard drive compare to that of 5400. But here comes a question, i've notice people complaining about 7200 rpm hard drive (hitachi or segates) in a 14.1 T60 and experiernce unpleasnt vibration of the system and want to confirm if many of you with the 7200 rpm hardrive in a small laptop expereience the same problems too?

    I've seen thread about people who gave up on the 7200 rpm hard drive because they couldn't stand the vibrations...... are there any comment you guys can give me about this issue?

    thanx
     
    axskkyline, Oct 17, 2006
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  2. renhui

    renhui Notebook Guru

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    I have a seagate momentus 7200.1 harddrive in my T60 and I have never experienced any unpleasant vibrations. But it does run a tad warmer and consumes a little more power than the 5400rpm HDD, but nothing significant.
    I have heard some good things about the new seagate 5400.3 series HDD, very quiet with similiar performance to the 7200.1 series.
     
    renhui, Oct 17, 2006
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    dimamo1983 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've just got my T60 today! :)
    The 7200RPM 100GB harddrive (not sure the maker) seems to be behaving just fine. No vibration and absolutely silent.

    Dima
     
    dimamo1983, Oct 17, 2006
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  4. axskkyline

    axskkyline Notebook Enthusiast

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    so your 7200rpm hard drive is the hitachi 7k100 i will think? good to hear that both of you doesn't exeperience this problem.

    I just want to hear more about it before i buy the drive....i don't want to be stuck with something i wont' be able to use
     
    axskkyline, Oct 17, 2006
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    proalius Newbie

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    i have an T60 with 7200 rpm 60Gb sata drive and nothing about vibrations.
     
    proalius, Oct 21, 2006
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    I do not know what is going on with the 7,200 rpm's. I am in the process of returning a z61p just because I cannot stand the HD noise. You hear it everytime it writes back to it, to the point that it is distracting. I am switching to a T60p with the 5,400 rpm ones.
     
    mrumiano, Oct 25, 2006
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