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Posted by Barry Watzman on September 2, 2007, 8:38 pm
Please log in for more thread options Re: "You can buy 320GB @ 7200rpm too"
Not for a laptop, with a 2.5" drive. Not yet.
BillW50 wrote:
> amandaf37@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.
>
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