hairyferry
28-11-2005 21:26:11
My Hard Drive just went bad and I need a new one so I'm just wondering what everyone has. Also, what do you think about putting in a 7200 RPM drive when the original one in it was 5400. Will there be over heating problems?
tracemhunter
29-11-2005 04:08:54
i dont think it will overheat. but a 7200 will produce more noise and require more power, meaning your battery wont last as long.
lakersin2025
29-11-2005 12:02:40
I didn't even know you could put 7200 in a laptop. Silly me.
turpentinedreams
29-11-2005 13:58:44
go witht he lower speed, longer battery life, more storage.
dudeextrem2000
29-11-2005 14:43:56
[quote8e53378a30="turpentinedreams"]go witht he lower speed, longer battery life, more storage.[/quote8e53378a30]
and cheaper price...
mikedb
29-11-2005 15:36:03
hey,
I jsut went through the exact same situation as you.. my old one went bad, and I needed to fet a new one.
7200RPM drivs run warmer, and shorten battery life.
4200 and 5400 RPM dirves are roughly the same except for speed.
You have to ask yourself how important you start time for windows and your loading time for games is. If you done mind waiting 5 or so extra seconds, then you should do what I did, and go for a 5400 RPM drive.
So form there, all you ahve to decide is capacity. Thats all personal preferene, I chose 60GB
As for manufacturer, I believe that they are all roughly the same. I have heard good things in general about hitatchi drives, so that s What I went with. All equal spec drives usually have equal prices, even between manufacturers.
In the end, I went with http//www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822146042
slease
29-11-2005 17:28:03
Eh, I have a 4200 drive and my laptop boots up very fast. Go with a 4200 or a 5400.
hairyferry
29-11-2005 17:29:05
THanks Mikedb that was great help! I'll prolly end up buying the same one.
CoMpFrEaK
29-11-2005 18:50:53
a 7200 rpm dosent take that much more power. I compared a 7k100 hitachi to my Toshiba 4200rpm and the wattage different is minimal.
RocLaFamilia
29-11-2005 18:53:48
[quotea405177a27="CoMpFrEaK"]a 7200 rpm dosent take that much more power. I compared a 7k100 hitachi to my Toshiba 4200rpm and the wattage different is minimal.[/quotea405177a27]
Get the 7k100 its a good HDD and faster )
CoMpFrEaK
29-11-2005 18:54:26
[quotec36d20e486="RocLaFamilia"][quotec36d20e486="CoMpFrEaK"]a 7200 rpm dosent take that much more power. I compared a 7k100 hitachi to my Toshiba 4200rpm and the wattage different is minimal.[/quotec36d20e486]
Get the 7k100 its a good HDD and faster )[/quotec36d20e486]
i dont want to go through all the trouble, or else i would.