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100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm versus 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm amandaf37 09-02-2007
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Posted by Barry Watzman on September 3, 2007, 12:58 pm
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 Bill, look at the date on that announcement. You can't actually buy one
of those YET. Maybe in a month or two, but not today, I don't think.
Brand new product just ANNOUNCED in the past 2 weeks.

And the number of hits you get is irrelevant. Mostly people talking
about how they want one.

BillW50 wrote:
> Weird... your Internet access must be different than mine. As if I
> Google 320GB, 7200rpm, 2.5 inch, I get ½ million hits. Here is one of them.
>
> Toshiba's New 320GB 2.5-inch HDD
> http://www.physorg.com/news106932225.html
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> Barry Watzman typed:
>> I have not seen a laptop drive that large, period. I do know that two
>> manufacturers announced 320GB drives just in the past 2 weeks, not
>> shipping just yet but imminent. However, I don't think that they were
>> 7,200 rpm. In these smaller drives, there is a "lag" compared to
>> desktop drives .... they are neither as large nor as fast, and there
>> is a tradeoff near the top ends of the performance and size ranges
>> between rotational speed and capacity .... you have to give up one to
>> get the other. Over time, they keep getting bigger and faster, but
>> they are always behind desktop drives, and at the top ends of the
>> speeds and capacities, there is always a tradeoff, you can't get the
>> fastest speeds (7,200 rpm) in the largest sizes.
>>
>>
>> BillW50 wrote:
>>> amandaf37@gmail.com typed:
>>>>> Re: "You can buy 320GB @ 7200rpm too"
>>>>>
>>>>> Not for a laptop, with a 2.5" drive. Not yet.
>>>>
>>>> That explains why circuit city has a Toshiba with 320GB but 5400
>>>> rpm.
>>>
>>> I don't know if any laptops come with 320GB @ 7200rpm. But they do
>>> sell them and will fit a laptop.
>

Posted by amandaf37 on September 2, 2007, 9:13 pm
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> amanda...@gmail.com typed:
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> >> amanda...@gmail.com typed:
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> >>> I am customizing a thinkpad. I read some discussion about 5400 rpm
> >>> vs 7200rpm and cannot make a deciison.
>
> >>> If I am getting a laptop that is Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz
> >>> 800MHz 4MBL2) with 2GB RAM, and (also gettign Intel Turbo Memory
> >>> 1GB - this is hrad druve cache), what should I choose between the
> >>> two below for hard drive that are the same price?
>
> >>> 100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm [$60.00] [Popular upgrade]
> >>> 38% of customers who purchased a T Series upgraded to this hard
> >>> drive
>
> >>> versus
>
> >>> 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm [$60.00]
>
> >> Well the 7200rpm 100GB drive will be faster. Since the hard drive is
> >> the bottleneck of virtually all computers, this is important for
> >> those that really need the speed.
>
> > Okay. I wish they have 160GB option in 7200 rpm.
>
> Well 160GB @ 7200rpm do exists out there. But they are not cheap. You
> can buy 320GB @ 7200rpm too. There might be larger ones as well.
>
> > How do I find out the size of the biggest HD I can replace in case of
> > the original the HD crash?
>
> You mean for a given laptop? If so, this seems to be a secret in most
> cases. As 99% of the time or better, this information is never given.
> Although there are usual limits. One of them is 120GB. The one you are
> looking at also has a 160GB option. And you should be ok (no guarantee)
> up to 320GB @ 7200 rpm anyway.

The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).


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Posted by BillW50 on September 2, 2007, 9:33 pm
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amandaf37@gmail.com typed:
>> amanda...@gmail.com typed:
>>
>>>> amanda...@gmail.com typed:
>>
>>>>> I am customizing a thinkpad. I read some discussion about 5400
>>>>> rpm vs 7200rpm and cannot make a deciison.
>>
>>>>> If I am getting a laptop that is Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz
>>>>> 800MHz 4MBL2) with 2GB RAM, and (also gettign Intel Turbo Memory
>>>>> 1GB - this is hrad druve cache), what should I choose between the
>>>>> two below for hard drive that are the same price?
>>
>>>>> 100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm [$60.00] [Popular upgrade]
>>>>> 38% of customers who purchased a T Series upgraded to this hard
>>>>> drive
>>
>>>>> versus
>>
>>>>> 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm [$60.00]
>>
>>>> Well the 7200rpm 100GB drive will be faster. Since the hard drive
>>>> is the bottleneck of virtually all computers, this is important for
>>>> those that really need the speed.
>>
>>> Okay. I wish they have 160GB option in 7200 rpm.
>>
>> Well 160GB @ 7200rpm do exists out there. But they are not cheap. You
>> can buy 320GB @ 7200rpm too. There might be larger ones as well.
>>
>>> How do I find out the size of the biggest HD I can replace in case
>>> of the original the HD crash?
>>
>> You mean for a given laptop? If so, this seems to be a secret in most
>> cases. As 99% of the time or better, this information is never given.
>> Although there are usual limits. One of them is 120GB. The one you
>> are looking at also has a 160GB option. And you should be ok (no
>> guarantee) up to 320GB @ 7200 rpm anyway.
>
> The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
> If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
> whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).

Oh you should have no problems with replacing it someday with a 160GB @
7200 rpm HD.

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Bill


Posted by Barry Watzman on September 2, 2007, 11:02 pm
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Yes. No problem. Any size (GB) and any rotational speed.

amandaf37@gmail.com wrote:

> The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
> If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
> whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).

Posted by amandaf37 on September 3, 2007, 8:20 am
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> Yes. No problem. Any size (GB) and any rotational speed.

But would the system recognize all space, say if I put a 16oGB (7200
rpm) or 320 GB (7200 rpm)?



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> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> > The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
> > If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
> > whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).- Hide quoted text -
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