Where to buy the Hitachi 7K200 or 5K250 HD?

[brosen]

I hve not been able to find any of them anywhere, Thanks

[tomh009]

Right now you can only buy them inside some Dell laptops. Retail units are not available yet.

[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

[tomh009]

It's no replacement for the 7K200 though ...

[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

[brosen]

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

[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?

[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.