Now that I have a New Mac Mini, What is the best internal hard disk to upgrade it with. I'm thinking dependability first and one that's quiet. Now that the Seagate 500gb 7200rpm drive is at v.4 it seems the way to go, just want to make sure. The Hitachi TravelStar 7K320 320gb is a cheaper option if its just as good or better for dependability and silent/cool operation. And on reading some reviews of the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500gb 5400 it seems a very good drive too and maybe just as fast as the higher priced and faster spinning Seagate.
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best internal drive for the new 2009 Mac Mini
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I think a Scorpio Blue is the best option. It is faster than most 7200rpm drives because it only uses 2 platters. The Seagate is the fastest drive, but may cause some heat issues inside the Mini.
I'm using the 320gig Scorpio Black and have no complaints performance wise. No heat issues and its been dead quite.
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Yes, the Scorpio 5400 is 2x250 gb platters. The Seagate 7200 rpm is 3x167 gb platters. Density can trump spindle speed. I would have bought the Scorpio, but I don't buy anything from WD because of extremely bad experience on a warranty. They'll never get another penny from me.
I saw this link yesterday
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17010
Summary, 500 GB WD Scorpio Blue is the best, and much cheaper than the Seagate.
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17010
Summary, 500 GB WD Scorpio Blue is the best, and much cheaper than the Seagate.
Many thanks !
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