Fastest mechanical hard drive to go with a mid-2009 13"?

[thetrystero]

For starters, how's the stock drive that comes standard with the laptop? should I even think about spending money upgrading the stock drive to a bigger capacity from the online apple store upon checkout, or should i save it for a third party install?

I read somewhere that the WD 500GB scorpio blue 5400rpm beats the Seagate even though the Seagate runs at 7200rpm. True?

Any mechanical drive faster than the above two (and I mean one within the reach of the typical consumer, not some new fangled prototype running at 15k rpm)?

 

[GodWhomIsMike]

From what I've read, the 7200rpm drives can cause unwanted noise and vibrations in the 13" model. So buyer beware.

 

[Anaxarxes]

From what I've read, the 7200rpm drives can cause unwanted noise and vibrations in the 13" model. So buyer beware.

I'm curious if you actually use a 7200rpm drive... Because this is pure urban legend.

I'm using 500GB Seagate 7200.4 and it's fast, no noise and no vibrations over it's stock drive. Highly recommended...

 

[thetrystero]

I'm curious if you actually use a 7200rpm drive... Because this is pure urban legend.

I'm using 500GB Seagate 7200.4 and it's fast, no noise and no vibrations over it's stock drive. Highly recommended...

@Anaxarxes: is this the drive you're referring to? link: ST9500420AS

 

[GodWhomIsMike]

I'm curious if you actually use a 7200rpm drive... Because this is pure urban legend.

I'm using 500GB Seagate 7200.4 and it's fast, no noise and no vibrations over it's stock drive. Highly recommended...

I used a 7200rpm drive in my white plastic Macbook, and it lasted two days and died. It vibrated the whole time, and was quite noisy. I am currently using a 320GB 5400rpm drive.

 

[nizmoz]

Yes the WD beats the Seagate in Access times. It performs better overall.