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10k in a notebook

Sure, but do you want a massive brick or a notebook?

There's nothing 10k in 2.5" size, so that would mean using a 3.5" HDD...

I suspect it might be somewhat difficult to find manufacturers selling notebooks with spots to pop in 3.5" HDDs.

Maybe i'm misunderstanding the direction behind your question.
If so, i'm sorry.

I'd suggest considering an SSD drive instead...perfect for notebook, albeit pricey, & the higher end ones perform damn near what a 10k Raptor would or better, depending on the application.
 
Originally posted by: n7
Sure, but do you want a massive brick or a notebook?

There's nothing 10k in 2.5" size, so that would mean using a 3.5" HDD...

I suspect it might be somewhat difficult to find manufacturers selling notebooks with spots to pop in 3.5" HDDs.

Maybe i'm misunderstanding the direction behind your question.
If so, i'm sorry.

I'd suggest considering an SSD drive instead...perfect for notebook, albeit pricey, & the higher end ones perform damn near what a 10k Raptor would or better, depending on the application.
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10k 2.5" drives
 
:Q

So what you're actually asking is where you can find notebooks that take SCSI drives?

Why not post that in the OP?
 
Originally posted by: Mark R
Originally posted by: Rubycon

10k 2.5" drives
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They may be 2.5", but they sure as heck don't fit in a notebook.

They're quite a lot bigger than notebook drives - taller, and slightly wider, so they won't go in a standard laptop.
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The SSD drives look similar that I've seen. Why not SAS in a portable? It's different from SCSI and that was available (albeit externally) but getting back to the question for faster storage because portable computers are dog and I mean dog slow compared to stationary ones.

I'd like to try a SSD in a high end Dell Precision notebook just to see if it makes it less painful. Even with 4GB RAM the thing just drags IMO.
 
Originally posted by: wicka
You're just not going to have any battery life with a 10k RPM drive.
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I'm sure losing five minutes per charge isn't going to hurt that much. 😉
 
Heat is probably a greater concern than power. Laptops aren't only low power; they also have a very limited ability to cope with and remove heat. Even if you managed to hook one up and close the cover, it's likely to cause damage over time.

What about 7200rpm? Most laptops are all the way down at 5400, so this would get you some performance with less risk.
 
Originally posted by: Foxery
Heat is probably a greater concern than power. Laptops aren't only low power; they also have a very limited ability to cope with and remove heat. Even if you managed to hook one up and close the cover, it's likely to cause damage over time.

What about 7200rpm? Most laptops are all the way down at 5400, so this would get you some performance with less risk.
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There's already a 7200 RPM Hitachi in there. And it does get burning hot. 🙁 SpinRite cannot get even halfway through a test at level 2 before producing a red alert overtemp screen that interrupts the process. (case temp in excess of 55 degrees centigrade!)
 
I think it's just a practicality thing.

SSDs are intended for laptop use, so are made in the laptop 2.5" form factor.

SAS drives are intended for server uses, so are made in the server 2.5" form factor, which is different (and bigger) as well as requiring forced cooling.
 
Everyone I talk to is telling me the drive will fry. Makes sense if a 7.2k drive already is in the red. :Q

I can live with 64GB (current drive is half filled - 100GB) so one of those SSD's will have to do. One thing on a notebook that will be noticeable (not so much on a desktop) is the total lack of noise when thrashing the drive! Now that is something to get excited over! 😎
 
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