2.5" 320GB/7200rpm/16MB HD for $90 no rebates!

NewEgg.com has the Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM for $100 - $10 code EMCBCAEBG [Exp 12/10] + $0 shipping = $90 shipped.

Pros:
-Big
-Fast
-Very good reviews

Cons:
-It's really 298.1 GB when you use standard semantics.

 

seems to be a good deal.

 

Do they ship worldwide?

 

How is that a con? Every hard drive manufactured and advertised with a specific amount of storage does this. Western Digital isn't the only HDD maufacturer that is at fault here as all HDD manufacturers do the same thing.

But, yes, that is an excellent deal! =)

 

It seems a pretty good deal.

Is it possible have 2 drives with different rates (5400 & 7200 rpm) in the laptop ?

How could i now if my laptop is compatible with that HDD? is an HP dv7 series.

Thanks,

 

Ive seen Sata nad Sata2 drives..is there a difference in connectors..and can sata2 be put in a laptop with sata hdd?

 

He probably knew that, but just wanted to throw it out there. A lot of people don't understand this and complain when they have their hard drive installed because they are surprised by it.

 

It is possible yes. Your laptop is compatible with that hard drive - it has a SATA hard drive connection.

If you did not buy your laptop with the second hard drive already installed, then you should check to see if there is a hard drive caddy in the place where the second drive goes. Older dual hard drive-capable HP notebooks, if not ordered with a second hard drive, did not include the caddy for the second.

SATA II has a higher peak transfer rate but since drives don't even exceed the SATA I standard, it does not matter.

 

how does this compare to Seagate?

 

In what manner? Performance? Price? It's hard to compare if you don't tell us what we're basing the comparison on. On a personal note though, when it comes to me choosing a hard drive manufacturer, regardless of HDD size, type, capacity, features, or performance, Western Digital > Seagate.

 

It's my opinion that there really isn't a noticeable difference across brands, if the specs are exactly the same the hard drives should perform the same.

However, some brands and some models have issues with unusually high noise, heat, or failure rates, which you can look for in reviews.

But if both models have the same specs, and both get good reviews, just get the cheaper one.

 

I agree. I have four WD hard drives in my desktop and plan to replace the Fujitsu in my laptop with one as well. I have been using WD hard drives for a long time and they've always proven to be high-quality, well-engineered products. I would not have another brand in my computer by choice.

 

my first choice is always wd second is seagate.. then others. i always try to buy wd first. my desktop has the newest maxtor's in it simply because they were dirt cheap when i bought them and they are in fact actual seagate drives they are even labeled as seagate right one them not maxtor. so they should be fine. i would have preferred wd but they were way more $$ at the time

 

my first choice for laptop hds is hitachi and then wd then whatever

last choice is unquestionably toshiba.