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    Have to choose between P100-MA6 and A100-VA9

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by mike514, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. mike514

    mike514 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i know one has 17" and the other 15"

    the only thing thats bad.. its the 200 gig 4200 rpm!? will this slow down my pc? at first i thought they had 2 100gig ... i just saw its 200 gig 1 drive 4200rpm?? :-(

    if any1 know reviews about these please help me out thx! :)
     
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    The 4200 is a slow old beast. I just switched my toshiba 4200 for a hitachi 7200 tonight, and the difference is impressive. I imagine the 5400 is still a fair bit faster than the 4200. If you need more than 100 gb, you'll have to settle for a 5400 or slower. But I'd avoid the 4200 at all costs, and get the smaller but hgher speed drive - an external HD is cheap.
     
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    4200rpm hdds are considerably slower than 5400 ones especially when booting up or starting applications. It will likely be the biggest bottleneck on a modern notebook.
    A lot of reviews on this site include hd tune benchmarks, to measure the performance of hard drives.
     
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    so why the hell do they put these 4200 drives???? they should stick to the dual 100 gig
     
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    They use 4200rpm drives because they result in less power consumption, thus better battery life.
     
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    oh.. so i guess its kinda good in one way.. im not paying for this laptop.. Toshiba is giving me a replacement one.. i had a Qosmio F10.. with lots of problems as everyone knows! had it for more than 3 Months in repair! anyways i bought it from Dumoulin in Laval, Quebec.. i had to fight.. but they are giving me a replacement.. that would replace a Qosmio.. plus they will give me a USB Pinnacle HDTV tuner.. since.. none of these laptops have one..

    Would i be able to buy one of these laptops.. and replace it with a 5400rpm myself and keep the 200 gig as a storage ?

    i already have 2x 2.5inch 80gig ext for my laptops..

    thx for all your help
     
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    You will probably be able to use the 200gig one as storage although I am not 100% sure if it would fit in a regular 2.5" drive enclosure because I think it is somewhat thicker than a regular 2.5" hdd.
     
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    i added u to my msn.. i got your email in your profile.. anyways i hope u use msn! thx
     
    mike514, Feb 6, 2007
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