What are the two largest HD for MBP these days?

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hajime

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I am considering to upgrade the internal hard drive of my MBP. What are the two largest HDs for SR MBP these days? Compared with the 160GB drive which came with the laptop, do they consume more power and create more heat? Are they noisier?

 

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there are lots of topics around about this

the largest is 500B by samsung, but i dont know wether it is available yet.

the ones available are
WD 320GB scropio
and samsung M6 spinpoint 320GB

 

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MM07

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You can get a 320 gb for about $140 or so.

There is a 500 gb that will be out soon (I saw that here).

 

squeeks

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hajime said:

Compared with the 160GB drive which came with the laptop, do they consume more power and create more heat? Are they noisier?

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not really noticeable no

 

juanster

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yeah that would be the 320 Gb. there are rumors of a 500 Gb but i dont think it ll be out until may...from what I remember

 

EMAGDNIM

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I've been trying to follow the release of the 500GB Samsung and I haven't heard much about it lately...

 

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EMAGDNIM said:

I've been trying to follow the release of the 500GB Samsung and I haven't heard much about it lately...

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same here, even though it is very unlikely i will get it at the beginning.

 

Neil321

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The samsung spinpoint M6 500GB has been released but its not showing up at retail outlets yet

 

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hajime

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neil321 said:

The samsung spinpoint M6 500GB has been released but its not showing up at retail outlets yet

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I asked my friend in Korea to check. He has the same conclusion.

 

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500GB info

The 500GB Samsung Spinpoint M6 was released back in March so it is still relatively rare. I wouldn't expect to find it easily until around summer. And btw, it is $299. That's a little to much for me for just 500GB... guess buying 500GB Desktop HDDs at $89 has spoiled me

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/09/samsungs-500gb-2-5-inch-drive-arrives-alongside-22x-dvd-burner/

 

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320GB Info

Whether to get a 320 Samsung or a 320 WD appears to depend how you value battery life. The Samsung 320 has SATA I which is more energy efficient than the WD 320's SATA II. The WD 320's SATA II gives it slightly better stats.


You can find benchmarks on the top two 320GB HDDs below:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/18/wd_and_toshiba_join_the_club/
http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/24/hdd_galore/