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    Samsung Intros 640GB 7200RPM Notebook Drives Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 7, 2010.

  1. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 7, 2010
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    This is excellent news.. Now its a matter of how it will perform... At least we now have the first 7200rpm 640GB drive.
     
    sean473, Apr 8, 2010
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    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    Interesting, may it be the fastest mobile HDD yet?
     
    Han Bao Quan, Apr 11, 2010
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    12.5mm or 9.5mm height?
     
    Skyshade, Apr 11, 2010
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Samsung's Spinpoint MP7 640GB 5400RPM is an abysmal performer, it trails the Seagate 5400.6 and WD Scorpio Blue 640GB drives by 25-50% on average (and a good amount of benchmarks show it to be literally half as fast) and has the worst latency I have seen on a modern 2.5" drive. It either has a terrible logic board or something else is wrong with it. I'm not holding high hopes for this drive in terms of performance. Samsung drives are rather low-end.
    9.5mm.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 11, 2010
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  6. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Reference, please.

    I've got the USB version of this HDD. Transfer rates are the USB-limited 30MB/s but the access time is as good as the 5400rpm internal 2.5" HDDs that I have tested.

    Tom's Hardware shows the 500GB M7 as being in the same range as its peers. However, it is possible that they may have packed more data into the 640GB version without any increase in transfer rates (eg by using narrower tracks).

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Apr 12, 2010
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

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    I am doing a comparative review on several 640GB/750GB drives. It's not going to be published on this site so I can't link to it. Send me a PM in a few days if you want it.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 12, 2010
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    Then I'll keep an eye on www storagereview com. I see that a cjefferies does reviews there.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Apr 12, 2010
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