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Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB HD Now Shipping?

I'm partially guilty for that, mine's out for delivery today. :cool:

Very glad I pulled the trigger when I did, I've a stock 120gb that came with my sr mbp in june 2007 and I haven't been able to have my itunes library on it since that alone is currently 200gb (all music). I've been putting up with streaming it all when I'm at home from my airport extreme to my airport express, but the response time on a library with 22,000 tracks is painful.
 
Finished install on early 2008 17" MBP 2.53

Old drive was a 200 7200 and new drive is faster and don't seem to feel or hear any difference between them.

Results 46.37
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.6 (9G55)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro4,1
Drive Type ST9500420AS
Disk Test 46.37
Sequential 85.79
Uncached Write 142.64 87.58 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 141.51 80.06 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 37.83 11.07 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 163.54 82.19 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 31.77
Uncached Write 10.38 1.10 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 125.79 40.27 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 68.31 0.48 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 143.48 26.62 MB/sec [256K blocks]
 
Just got mine today and cloned it. Does not vibrate or any louder than my old 250GB 5200.

Results 44.64
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.6 (9G55)
Physical RAM 2048 MB
Model MacBookPro5,1
Drive Type ST9500420AS
Disk Test 44.64
Sequential 110.02
Uncached Write 143.23 87.94 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 146.45 82.86 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 57.88 16.94 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 189.74 95.36 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 28.00
Uncached Write 8.68 0.92 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 131.78 42.19 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 78.68 0.56 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 136.37 25.30 MB/sec [256K blocks]
 
I don't why, but it's not vibrating that much anymore; it doesn't sound that loud either.

I guess I'm now used to it, so my brain filters out the vibrations and noise.
 
To give some comparable numbers, the following is an xbench on a Seagate 320GB 7200rpm drive.

Code: 
Results	44.68	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro5,1
		Drive Type		ST9320421AS
	Disk Test	44.68	
		Sequential	93.09	
			Uncached Write	80.71	49.55 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	111.52	63.10 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	73.63	21.55 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	124.56	62.60 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	29.40	
			Uncached Write	9.34	0.99 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	95.01	30.42 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	89.59	0.63 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	136.41	25.31 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Very comparable numbers to what people are getting with the seagate 500GB 7200rpm. According to the specifications, the 500 should have near identical or lower (better) power usage numbers. There's an article on tomshardware that gives incredibly detailed looks at the real tested power usage numbers on the seagate 320/7200rpm drive...
 
i just installed the hd in my unibody 15" mbp and its just as quiet as the 250gb 5400rpm stock hd. did you people mistaken the dvd in the superdrive for the hd?
 
It does vibrate more, but its not that loud.

I don't know what to do to get rid of the vibrations but I don't really care considering the advantages of this drive
 
zorahk said:
It does vibrate more, but its not that loud.

I don't know what to do to get rid of the vibrations but I don't really care considering the advantages of this drive
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no vibrations or noises here. try taking out the disc that's in your superdrive.
 
garyd9 said:
To give some comparable numbers, the following is an xbench on a Seagate 320GB 7200rpm drive.
Code: 
Results	44.68
Click to expand...

As expected, the 500GB 7200rpm drive performs slightly better... here's the numbers on that one:
Code: 
Results	58.93	
	System Info		
		Xbench Version		1.3
		System Version		10.5.6 (9G55)
		Physical RAM		4096 MB
		Model		MacBookPro5,1
		Drive Type		ST9500420AS
	Disk Test	58.93	
		Sequential	113.14	
			Uncached Write	142.46	87.47 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	137.16	77.61 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	66.67	        19.51 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	165.43	83.14 MB/sec [256K blocks]
		Random	39.84	
			Uncached Write	13.20	1.40 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Write	159.88	51.18 MB/sec [256K blocks]
			Uncached Read	86.64	0.61 MB/sec [4K blocks]
			Uncached Read	146.34	27.15 MB/sec [256K blocks]
For those with this drive getting overall numbers in the low and mid 40's... check to make sure no other processes are eating CPU before running xbench. After changing hard drives (even using disk utility to copy an image), spotlight usually likes to reindex for a good 30 minutes...

As always, keep in mind that these aren't real-world benchmarks...
 
Can anyone post before and after specs? like a 5400 vs 7200 drive.

I was thinking about getting a 256 gb SSD but I think a 7200 RPM drive may be a good compromise between performance, price and capacity.

Also for those of you with 7200 drives, do you notice it takes less time to boot the MBP up. as well as with programs? Trying to see the performance differences between the SSD and a 7200 RPM drive. I tried Googling but I couldn't find any solid information.

Thanks!!
 
Mine is definitely a little louder than my stock 250 on my unibody MBP. Not a big deal though, and definitely feels at least a little faster! I'll post more after more usage.
 
Here are my results from a Seagate 320GB 7200 RPM. The ones posted above are pretty poor in comparison. This is with some apps, running, but obviously very little if any disk activity.

Results 57.56
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.6 (9G55)
Physical RAM 4096 MB
Model MacBookPro5,1
Drive Type ST9320421AS
Disk Test 57.56
Sequential 115.75
Uncached Write 129.25 79.36 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 143.64 81.27 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 85.74 25.09 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 122.01 61.32 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 38.30
Uncached Write 12.53 1.33 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 163.59 52.37 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 84.80 0.60 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 148.23 27.50 MB/sec [256K blocks]
 
Final test after a day having this drive. Went from 49.40 to:

Results 53.18
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.5.6 (9G55)
Physical RAM 2048 MB
Model MacBook2,1
Drive Type ST9500420AS
Disk Test 53.18
Sequential 96.35
Uncached Write 143.95 88.38 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 102.10 57.77 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 52.54 15.38 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 174.15 87.53 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 36.73
Uncached Write 11.86 1.26 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 156.35 50.05 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 88.00 0.62 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 145.68 27.03 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Very pleased with this drive, great purchase.
 
Hello, I'm new here and to mac. I come from the dell PC world. Any way could some one tell me where I could find the info I would need, in order to change the HD? I don't want to dig in to my laptop unless I know where the screws are and such, in short, how do I get that sucker out!

I have the early 2008 macbook pro, 2.4ghz 15"

I plan on dropping this HD in my new macbook.
 
P90Xfit said:
Hello, I'm new here and to mac. I come from the dell PC world. Any way could some one tell me where I could find the info I would need, in order to change the HD? I don't want to dig in to my laptop unless I know where the screws are and such, in short, how do I get that sucker out!

I have the early 2008 macbook pro, 2.4ghz 15"

I plan on dropping this HD in my new macbook.
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Welcome to the world of Mac's & MR's, heres a link to iFixit,it'll show you all you need to know
 
Wow they didn't make it easy to get to the HD did they! lol

listen since I have to go in to the belly of the beast anyway, Should I maybe apply some AS5 while I am in there, to help reduce heat? or would this be a bad idea?
 
P90Xfit said:
Wow they didn't make it easy to get to the HD did they! lol

listen since I have to go in to the belly of the beast anyway, Should I maybe apply some AS5 while I am in there, to help reduce heat? or would this be a bad idea?
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that is your call but honestly I did it, and it was not even close to worth taking the thing completely apart.
 
Dropped mine in on Thursday night. Been using the machine all weekend. No change in sound signature, no vibration noticed, no drop in battery life. I bought the OEM drive from newegg. Putting this in my unibody was a dream compared to the drive swap I did in my last gen MBP...... It is nice to have all of my media on board for once, all 310 gigs of it.
 
Could some one please help me, I went to iFixit, and looking round I see my macbook pro MODEL # is A1260. Now I thought I had the older Macbook pro, with 2.4GHz "santa rosa" but the more I look around on google, that Model # only brigs up 2.4GHz "penryn" so which one do I have? Any help n this would be great.

Also, Getting to the HD, would it be the same either way? Thank you
 
P90Xfit said:
Could some one please help me, I went to iFixit, and looking round I see my macbook pro MODEL # is A1260. Now I thought I had the older Macbook pro, with 2.4GHz "santa rosa" but the more I look around on google, that Model # only brigs up 2.4GHz "penryn" so which one do I have? Any help n this would be great.

Also, Getting to the HD, would it be the same either way? Thank you
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yes its the same way
 
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