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    7200rpm Hard Drives

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by mrogi, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. mrogi

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    Toshiba has eliminated 7200rpm hard drives from their notebooks. The new generation of Satellite, Tecra and Portege and Qosmio models offer nothing faster than 5400rpm .
     
    mrogi, Aug 27, 2007
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    Averytingwong Notebook Guru

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    Yes. That's right.
     
    Averytingwong, Aug 27, 2007
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  3. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    meh, already got my laptop
     
    allan_huang, Aug 27, 2007
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    jessi3k3 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey, that's a step up from their previous 4200 rpms :) At least their moving up in this game. It is a real shame though, they should at least offer it as optional for customizable packages.
     
    jessi3k3, Aug 28, 2007
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    j0rdy Notebook Consultant

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    Oh I wouldn't loose any sleep over it; at the very least - one could always just purchase a 60GB or 80GB 7200rpm SATA/PATA drive from newegg.com for $70-$80 :)

    - Jordan
     
    j0rdy, Aug 28, 2007
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    I was lucky to buy my Tecra7 back in March when Toshiba still offered 7200rpm drives. My drive's read/write speed can handle my connection speed.
     
    mrogi, Sep 1, 2007
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