Fujitsu 80GB 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive $80 shipped!

[uwannawhat]

Fujitsu 80GB 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive

Condition: New

Warranty: 90 Days

Product Description:

- Capacity: 80GB
- Interface: ATA
- Enclosure: Internal
- Form Factor: 2.5" x 9.5mm High
- Spindle Speed: 4200RPM
- Platform: PC, MAC

 

[amdskip]

4200rpm sucks though, I'd expect this to be 5400.

 

[vegetation]

My two fujitsu notebook drives developed into a jet engine sound after about a year of use. One I could understand as a flaw, but two makes it seem more plausible they were built that way. It was so loud it sounded like like a trio of 40mm fans blowing at full blast.

 

[intogamer]

its decent but I rather have full manufactor's warrenty as 2.5" drives are very fragile

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: amdskip
4200rpm sucks though, I'd expect this to be 5400.

It would be better at 5400 obviously, but 4200 for 80GB isn't as bad it might otherwise seem, from what I understand (denser platters).

Pretty good if you need the laptop space, or if you want a small drive for external storage.

 

[uglywolf]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: amdskip
4200rpm sucks though, I'd expect this to be 5400.

It would be better at 5400 obviously, but 4200 for 80GB isn't as bad it might otherwise seem, from what I understand (denser platters).

4200rpm 2.5" is roughly equivalent to 5400rpm 3.5" (Desktop) HDD. 5400rpm 2.5" is roughly equivalent to 7200rpm 3.5" HDD. For desktops 7200rpm HDD are the standard now.

For external storage, 4200rpm 2.5" is fine. For a laptop, especially if it's a recent platform, go for at least 5400rpm. Using a 4200rpm in a decent laptop is a shame since it'll really slow down everything.

 

[intogamer]

Bestbuy has seagate 60GB retail boxed for 60 or 70 i forgot

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: uglywolf

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: amdskip
4200rpm sucks though, I'd expect this to be 5400.

It would be better at 5400 obviously, but 4200 for 80GB isn't as bad it might otherwise seem, from what I understand (denser platters).

4200rpm 2.5" is roughly equivalent to 5400rpm 3.5" (Desktop) HDD. 5400rpm 2.5" is roughly equivalent to 7200rpm 3.5" HDD. For desktops 7200rpm HDD are the standard now.

For external storage, 4200rpm 2.5" is fine. For a laptop, especially if it's a recent platform, go for at least 5400rpm. Using a 4200rpm in a decent laptop is a shame since it'll really slow down everything.

Yes, for desktops 7200rpm are the standard but not for laptops for heat and energy consumption reasons. Using the standard for desktops when talking about laptops is pointless -- running any Athlon 64s in a laptop?

Anyway, since anyone who is going to use this in a laptop to replace their current hard drive is probably not running a "recent platform", the 4200rpm won't be that big of a deal (and certainly a step up from, say, a 20-40GB 4200rpm drive).

Bestbuy has seagate 60GB retail boxed for 60 or 70 i forgot

I think mine was $70 after rebate when I bought at the end of last year. It might be $70 without a rebate by now. It works well in my Latitude but CHECK THE WARRANTY! There were some issues with drives they sold in Best Buy (mine included) that didn't have the five year warranty -- you had to send information to Seagate to update their database.

 

[Souka]

For $15 more shipped, you can get a 5400rpm drive from WD, Samsung, Toshiba, or Hitachi (best performer)...and they all come with a 3 year warranty....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...ption=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=

I'd recommend one of those drives over the Fijitsu.. Also, I've bought dozens of 5400rpm and 7200rpm 9.5mm 8mb/cache Hitachi drives for my company...none make that whining noise after almost 2 years of use...

My $.02

 

[kimagurealex]

4200rpm is really slow compares to the 5400rpm. Don't get it!

Alex

 

[probzy]

Still good post though.

 

[kctopitz]

4200 RPM would be fine if you're just going to throw this into an external enclosure for extra storage.

However, I think paying $16 more for a 3 year warranty and 5400RPM is definitely worth it.

ZipZoomFly

 

[elph]

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