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7200rpm 320gb HD for mbp. Don't offer Seagate500gb

Which 7200 320Gb drive you have?

  • Fujitsu MHZ2320BJ-G2

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Hitachi HTS723232L9A360

    Votes: 5 12.8%

  • Seagate ST9320421AS

    Votes: 14 35.9%

  • WD WD3200BEKT

    Votes: 10 25.6%

  • Neither

    Votes: 10 25.6%
  • Total voters
    39
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johnsy

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I think it is time to upgrade my stock mbp HD.

Which is better?
Seagate ST9320421AS
WD WD3200BEKT
Hitachi HTS723232L9A360
Fujitsu MHZ2320BJ-G2 ?

I am aware of Seagate 500gb 7200 rpm drive, but it is new to the market and I will see how it will perform. Meanwhile 320 cost is about $70-80. I think 320gb is more than enough as I don't use mbp as primary computer.

So comment on speed increases, noise, vibration, quality (failure) and similar stuff. Thanks!
 
even on the upcoming aluminium 17" macbook pro?

i still cant decide about going for the standard 5400rpm or the 7200rpm one for $50 extra. it will vibrate and make more sound right? and speed wise are we talking about %25 faster here or what?
 
volcom883 said:
even on the upcoming aluminium 17" macbook pro?

i still cant decide about going for the standard 5400rpm or the 7200rpm one for $50 extra. it will vibrate and make more sound right? and speed wise are we talking about %25 faster here or what?
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You should go with the 7200. You'll notice the speed difference. It shouldn't vibrate much more (if any) than the 5400 vesion, unless it has a problem.
 
Just had a look at those Benchmarks on Barefeats. Can anyone explain why the Seagate consistently outperforms the Hitatchi Travelstar even though they both 7200rpm and have same on board cache?
 
I just ordered the Seagate ST9320421AS for my mbp a few hours ago. Seagate has been my preferred choice for hard drives lately, both internal and external.

Just curious, are you upgrading a unibody or pre-unibody mbp?
 
I have classic mbp. I purchased it AFTER unibody ones were announced. First it was $500 cheaper, second I knew what flaws I may encounter (besides nvidia failure there is not much to worry about). Third- I am not very keen on shiny displays. I could continue even more, but all I can say that I am very happy with my classic mbp.


Anyone care to supply some test results? xbench or smth? I noticed that on Tom's hardware 320gb Seagate shows the best power consumption (lowest). Hitachi is the cheapest right now. Hitachi seems pushing all drives cheaper than competition.

How 7200rpm affects battery life? -15 minutes or less?

My current drive in mbp is Fujitsu 200Gb MHY2200BH. So I am going mostly for speed than capacity.
 
volcom883 said:
even on the upcoming aluminium 17" macbook pro?

i still cant decide about going for the standard 5400rpm or the 7200rpm one for $50 extra. it will vibrate and make more sound right? and speed wise are we talking about %25 faster here or what?
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Its called the 17" Unibody, and yes you can, and you can upgrade the RAM too, however touching the battery would void the warranty.
 
so as far as i understand there is a compartment underneath the unibody 17" which i can simply unscrew and replace the HD and RAM without voiding the warranty right?
 
So no test results? Just a feeling so far?

How did you put Samsung inside? It is taller drive than regular 2.5 hard drives.
 
johnsy said:
So no test results? Just a feeling so far?

How did you put Samsung inside? It is taller drive than regular 2.5 hard drives.
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it fits perfectly. i have the original CD MBP, i had no problems with size. works like a charm.

i can only give rough benchmarks comparing my old 7200rpm HD to my new sammy 5400RPM (the sammy is faster!)
 
DoFoT9 said:
it fits perfectly. i have the original CD MBP, i had no problems with size. works like a charm.

i can only give rough benchmarks comparing my old 7200rpm HD to my new sammy 5400RPM (the sammy is faster!)
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So you have 17 inch then? I have 15" mbp and I don't think samsung will fit.
 
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