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    Best internal Hard drive money can buy...

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by DaRonRon, Jul 1, 2010.

  1. DaRonRon

    DaRonRon Notebook Guru

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    Ok maybe not the best money can buy, but im looking for a good hard drive to replace my current 320 GB one. Preferably 750 GB - 1 TB, 7200 rpm if possible. Can you direct me to some decent ones?

    Also importantly i have a Vaio FW21E, so im assuming it must be 2.5" in size.
    My current hdd is:

    320 GB Serial ATA-150 5400 rpm HDD

    So please can u recommend good hard drives? Thanks

    edit: i've been reading about certain internal hdd having different sizes, some come in 9.5 mm and others come in 12.5 mm. Im not sure which the Vaio FW uses. Can anyone clarify?
     
    DaRonRon, Jul 1, 2010
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  2. arth1

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    Most laptops will use 9.5mm 2.5" drives.
    The 12.5mm ones are primarily meant for blade servers.

    My recommendation would be a Toshiba MK5056GSY, which is a 500 GB 7200 RPM 9.5mm drive. Toshiba bought Fujitsu, so it's a continuation of the Fujitsu line of drives.
     
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    CarterTG Notebook Guru

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    CarterTG, Jul 1, 2010
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