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Where to buy the Hitachi 7K200 or 5K250 HD?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:27 am
by brosen
I hve not been able to find any of them anywhere, Thanks
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:29 am
by tomh009
Right now you can only buy them inside some Dell laptops. Retail units are not available yet.
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:23 am
by my-cool
Why not buy the Samsung SpinPoint HM250JI.
I just received mine (for my new x61t arriving in July)
I bought it on newegg.com
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822152094
and received it the next day.
I have had much better luck with the SpinPoints than the DeathStars.
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michael
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:15 pm
by tomh009
It's no replacement for the 7K200 though ...
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:23 pm
by my-cool
yes that is true. I would love to buy a 7K200. I don't know how this would impact my battery...but the speed would be great.
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michael
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:38 pm
by brosen
my-cool wrote:Why not buy the Samsung SpinPoint HM250JI.
I just received mine (for my new x61t arriving in July)
I bought it on newegg.com
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822152094
and received it the next day.
I have had much better luck with the SpinPoints than the DeathStars.
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michael
Thanks I might buy one of them, are toy good?, I know for sure Hitachi is fine, their drives never fail, but I do not know Samsung, though they provide you with 3 Years Warranty Parts and Labor, I might be tempted to buy one?, price is ok and capacity is amazing, thanks
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:56 pm
by xaveon
Really though, is the speed that noticeble for the battery trade off? How much usage time do you lose out of the battery when using a 7200 RPM drive and how much speed do you gain from it?
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:11 pm
by tomh009
The performance difference is significant if you deal with large files (photos, video, music etc.).
Power consumption (active idle/read):
5K100: 0.85W/2.0W
7K100: 1.1W/2.3W
7K200: 1.0W/2.3W
So realistically you will use up an additional 0.2W -- that's maybe 2% additional power consumption on an X60/X61, and less yet on a T60/T61.