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    Sager2090/ifl90 7200rpm?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by vitalik, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. vitalik

    vitalik Notebook Geek

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    ok here we go, I have already emailed Justin at xoticPc yesterday but have not got an answer yet so I figured I'll ask here and then when I get an answer from xotic I'll post it here.

    Yesterday I was browsing through IFL90 owners manual and found specs for hard drive that can be used in this system:
    Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
    • 9.5mm height, 2.5” HDD
    • Up to 160GB capacity
    • Supports SATA 1.5Gb/s
    • 5400 RPM
    • Easily removable
    So since I ordered 7200RPM drive this raises questions. Will it be supported at those given speeds? XoticPc, Powernotebooks and Sager even install a 7200RPM with 3.0Gb/s drives but according to owners manual it does not support it or at least it is not going to run on those speeds.

    I do want a better performance than 5400, but if it is not fully supported why would I spend extra for 7200 when I can get more storage fore less?
     
    vitalik, Jul 18, 2007
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  2. HclBr

    HclBr Notebook Geek

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    I think thats describing the standard default HD that comes with the IFL90.
     
    HclBr, Jul 18, 2007
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  3. vitalik

    vitalik Notebook Geek

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    Maybe, but since IFL90 come as a barebone(whitebook) there is no default, so I would consider the manual as a guidebook for building the system. Correct me if I'm wrong.
     
    vitalik, Jul 18, 2007
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    korg Notebook Geek

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    7200 rpm drives might add a bit more noise, heat, and possibly consume slightly a bit more power, but they are all standardized, and all specs within the possible limits, so it will definitely work.
     
    korg, Jul 18, 2007
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    The system has no clue whether you installed a 5400RPM or 7200RPM hard drive so there is no way it won't 'support' the faster speeds. You could buy any 2.5" SATA drive and be fine.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 18, 2007
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  6. vitalik

    vitalik Notebook Geek

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    Ok this is probably right.
    What about 3.0Gbs drives which are not supported.
    Oh I know backwards compatible what a rip off.
     
    vitalik, Jul 19, 2007
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Backwards compatibility is the best answer I can provide here unfortunately. :-\

    There really is no advantage to having SATA 3.0Gbps from what I can tell. No hard drive, desktop or laptop, is going to get close to its 300MB/s transfer rate. At most a really fast notebook hard drive is going to push 60MB/s or so, so we're not even close to the 150MB/s transfer rate of SATA I.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 19, 2007
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  8. Ninjazn

    Ninjazn Notebook Consultant

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    So if I bought a 7200 RPM 160GB HD it wouldn't be any faster than a 5400 RPM 160GB HD? :confused:
     
    Ninjazn, Jul 19, 2007
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  9. mixxster

    mixxster Notebook Consultant

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    Thats not at all what he is saying, he is just saying SATA 3.0Gbps is overkill. Of course the 7200 is faster.
     
    mixxster, Jul 19, 2007
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  10. spexc31

    spexc31 Notebook Evangelist

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    i ordered a 160gig 7200rpm drive for my sager2090.
    it better be worth it over the 5200rpm! or else!!!! =O
    (hoping little decrease in battery life and no noise too pleasseee)
     
    spexc31, Jul 19, 2007
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