What is the fastest Laptop Hard Drive available?

acuraintegralove · 05-21-2007, 12:10 PM

I have a sager 5760 and it seems like it's constantly thinking. Anyone out there know of a faster Hard drive or is this problem something else other than the HD?

coriolis · 05-21-2007, 12:11 PM

A 7200rpm is the fastest spinning drive, but SSD's are faster....and will cost you an arm and a leg.

Zero · 05-21-2007, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by acuraintegralove

I have a sager 5760 and it seems like it's constantly thinking.

If you are referring to the hard disk being accessed contantly, then its quite normal. So long as you haven't noticed any slowdown, you should be fine. Just make sure you defragment regularly. If you still feel the system is a little slow, then you may want to consider a hard disk upgrade.

Notebook Solutions · 05-21-2007, 12:23 PM

I would truelly advice deframentation, it really helps. I used to defrag my hard drive a lot, now that I don't do that anymore (1% space left

) I really lag in games like America's Army, SupCom and CS:S.

But answer to your question: the fastest hard drive is the 200 GB 7200 rpm 8 MB cache hard drive from Hitachi. Not for sale on Newegg though.

Charr · 05-21-2007, 12:25 PM

If you have not defragmented your drive in a while you should do it, but the more extreme measure would be to reformat it. Formatting a drive is tricky, as you have to wipe it clean and re-install everything, and backup all of your important data before doing that.

taelrak · 05-21-2007, 12:29 PM

How does the average normal 7200 rpm drive compare with the average hybrid 5400 rpm drive in terms of speed?

Charr · 05-21-2007, 12:35 PM

The hybrid 5400 would probably be faster for short bursts, but the 7200 drive would have greater endurance for larger file usage.

Homer_Jay_Thompson · 05-21-2007, 12:39 PM

Solid State hard drives are available on the Dell Latitude ATG D620. I vote for the Solid State hard drive.

Charr · 05-21-2007, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Homer_Jay_Thompson

Solid State hard drives are available on the Dell Latitude ATG D620. I vote for the Solid State hard drive.

SSD's are the fastest by far, but the only problem is that they are not available to the average consumer yet, and the prices are sky high, as well as degradation over time. I would not even consider such a drive as a viable replacement for a hard drive until PRAM becomes widely available.

Homer_Jay_Thompson · 05-21-2007, 12:55 PM

I prefer solid state hard drives because they are more durable to damage caused by physical trauma.