500gb laptop drive now available

[Kaido]

Got a link to this in the OWC newsletter:

http://eshop.macsales.com/sear...500gb?source=hdb0530t5

They're selling the new Samsung M6 500gb 5400rpm 2.5" 9.5mm SATA laptop drive ahead of everyone else, with the catch that they have to be sold in external enclosures for now until there is a general release. So if you're itching for a 500-gigger for your laptop, here's a way to get into it quick! iirc the MSRP is $299. The most inexpensive model from OWC currently is the USB 2.0+eSATA enclosure for $309.99:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item...omputing/MSEU25500SB8/

Unlike other 500gb laptop drives on the market, this will fit ALL Mac laptops (the other ones are a non-standard 12.5mm thick). I have a pair of their 250gb Mercury 2.5" external drives and they are great. They are a little bit more pricey than other options, as well as larger than most notebook drive enclosures, but they are guaranteed to work off of bus power - I have never had a problem with them running off USB, unlike most of my other enclosures.

Anyway, you can rip the drive out and use it as your primary boot drive in your MacBook, MacBook Pro, and even your Mac Mini. Thought I'd pass this along

 

[JackBurton]

About freakin' time! Samsung said they were releasing these in March. :| Well, at least they're here now.

 

[Kmax82]

Oh sweet heavens, yes!

 

[Kaido]

Also WD has joined the 320gb 7200rpm laptop drive game along with Fujitsu and Hitachi, available for $250:

http://gizmodo.com/394509/wd-j...h-scorpio-black-drives

I am very interested to see how the 500gb 5400rpm drive performs...the latest 5400rpm drives are performing very close to the 7200rpm drives!

 

[0roo0roo]

progress:thumbsup:

 

[bearxor]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Also WD has joined the 320gb 7200rpm laptop drive game along with Fujitsu and Hitachi, available for $250:

http://gizmodo.com/394509/wd-j...h-scorpio-black-drives

I am very interested to see how the 500gb 5400rpm drive performs...the latest 5400rpm drives are performing very close to the 7200rpm drives!

Indeed. The 5400rpm 320GB WD I have is supposed to be just as fast as smaller capacity 7200rpm drives.

 

[NoelS]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Also WD has joined the 320gb 7200rpm laptop drive game along with Fujitsu and Hitachi, available for $250:

http://gizmodo.com/394509/wd-j...h-scorpio-black-drives

I am very interested to see how the 500gb 5400rpm drive performs...the latest 5400rpm drives are performing very close to the 7200rpm drives!

They've done even better than that (in speed, at least) - the WD Velociraptor, 300GB, 10,000 RPM is available for $299 from Newegg. Zoooom...

It's a 2.5" SATA in a 3.5" cradle for PCs, but retains the smaller config so you can use in a Mac...

Noel

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: NoelS

Originally posted by: Kaido
Also WD has joined the 320gb 7200rpm laptop drive game along with Fujitsu and Hitachi, available for $250:

http://gizmodo.com/394509/wd-j...h-scorpio-black-drives

I am very interested to see how the 500gb 5400rpm drive performs...the latest 5400rpm drives are performing very close to the 7200rpm drives!

They've done even better than that (in speed, at least) - the WD Velociraptor, 300GB, 10,000 RPM is available for $299 from Newegg. Zoooom...

It's a 2.5" SATA in a 3.5" cradle for PCs, but retains the smaller config so you can use in a Mac...

Noel

Yeah but it's in that cradle for a reason...heat dissipation. You'll fry your laptop if you put that sucker in. But oh what a way to go :laugh: