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02-04-2008, 10:45 PM
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Notebook Consultant
Join Date: Oct 2007
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WTB:2.5'' Hard drive 160<
Looking to upgrade my 120gb. Looking for 250-320gb range
I don't know which speed hard drive to buy. what is the difference between hard drives that spin 5400 rpm and 7200rpm? is access to data faster? does it reduce noise coming out of your notebook? increase battery life?
I just don't get why there's such a marginal difference in price when it comes to speed.
Anyway. Looking to buy hard drives over 160gb. Paypal verified. I prefer sending payments to verified paypal recipients.
Thanks.
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Inspiron 1720 Vista Business Edition
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display(1920 x 1200)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GTddr2
120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
(DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM)
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card
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02-04-2008, 11:05 PM
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Super Model
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Center of North America
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Re: WTB:2.5'' Hard drive 160<
The 7200RPM drives are bit faster, but the newer 5400RPM drives offer good performance. If you need a lot of space and money is short, that's probably the way to go.
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ThinkPad R60 - 2.16GHz C2D | 2GB | 160GB 7200.2 | 14” SXGA+ | DVDRW | Ibex
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02-04-2008, 11:05 PM
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NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
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Re: WTB:2.5'' Hard drive 160<
5400 >Batterylife than 7200rpm
7200 >performance than 5400
PS. you don't want a 4200rpm, they are horrible... SLOW
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ARRIVED 17/10/2008!!!
Lenovo T500 || T9600 2.8Ghz || 3.0GB DDR3 || 320GB 5400RPM HDD || Intel X4500 || Intel 5300 Wireless || 9Cell || WXGA LED screen || Bluetooth || CD-RW/DVD-ROM
wow, does this thing ever run cool!
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02-05-2008, 12:27 AM
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Notebook Deity
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: WTB:2.5'' Hard drive 160<
a larger 5400RPM drive would probably be around the same as a smaller 7200RPM harddrive in terms of performane. for instance, a 160GB 5400RPM would probably be close to my 80GB 7200RPM drive
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| Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 | Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz | 15.4" Glossy WXGA | 4GB Crucial PC2-5300 667MHz | nVIDIA GeForce 8600m GT 512MB DX10 | Hitachi TravelStar 80GB 7200RPM | Dual Layer DVD±R/RW | 2.0MP Camera| Biometric Fingerprint Reader |
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02-05-2008, 01:38 AM
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Notebook Consultant
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: WTB:2.5'' Hard drive 160<
We have a Buy, Sell and Trade Forum.
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XPS M1330
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz, 3GB DDR2 Ram, 160Gb 7200RPM Hard Drive, LED Backlit Display, 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card, Bluetooth
Last edited by ZaZ : 02-05-2008 at 02:07 AM.
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02-05-2008, 07:25 AM
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Notebook Geek
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Re: WTB:2.5'' Hard drive 160<
The external wd 250gb at bestbuy for $100 seems a decent deal.It was a 5400rpm swd scorpio,right now its 209 online,but was lower instore.wd 320gb was (till yday) $150 at amazon,now its$179,so keep looking for these two.Same wd 160gb at office depot for $89.(5400)
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Latitude D830:T7700,15.4 wuxga,4GB,200GB 7200 rpm,Nvidia Quadro 140m
Last edited by llabakdas : 02-05-2008 at 07:34 AM.
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