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hitachi 7k100 7200rpm hdd 100 gig for $206

Hmmm, just bought a 80gb 5400rpm Toshiba.... Wonder if i would be better off with this drive instead...

The Toshiba is already louder than my old Hitachi, might as well go 7200rpm, right?
 
We have a head to head review of the Hitachi 7K100 & Seagate 7200.1 coming out shortly, but I will tell you the Hitachi is lookin' good in terms of performance & price, but not noise. 😉
 
That's a really good price if this place is reliable.

I just bough that 80GB 5400 RPM Drive for Toshiba as well. From Newegg.

Newegg has that 15% restocking fee plus return shipping so that would eliminate my potential og etting on this.
 
Great price for a great drive.

I had the 60gb 7200rpm hitachi/IBM drive for a year or two.....but recently 'upgraded' to the Seagate Momentus 5400rpm 120gb drive. I needed the space.

the 120gb drive isn't as "snappy" as the older drive, but I needed the capacity more.

With the 100gb 7200rpm at $200ish, I might have to "upgrade" again.... 😀


 
Originally posted by: Souka
Great price for a great drive.

I had the 60gb 7200rpm hitachi/IBM drive for a year or two.....but recently 'upgraded' to the Seagate Momentus 5400rpm 120gb drive. I needed the space.

the 120gb drive isn't as "snappy" as the older drive, but I needed the capacity more.

With the 100gb 7200rpm at $200ish, I might have to "upgrade" again.... 😀
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I still have my 60gb hitachi and I almost got the 120Gb momentus. i'm glad I waited.
 
That's crazy. I'm curious: what kind of stuff do you fill your laptops up with to use up that many gigs? My 700m came with 30gigs, and it seems plenty. Of course I use this for work, and not gaming so that might be it. But still, I'm always dumbfounded when I hear people use so much space! What am I missing out on?!
 
Originally posted by: TrixAreForKids
That's crazy. I'm curious: what kind of stuff do you fill your laptops up with to use up that many gigs? My 700m came with 30gigs, and it seems plenty. Of course I use this for work, and not gaming so that might be it. But still, I'm always dumbfounded when I hear people use so much space! What am I missing out on?!
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I keep a copy of my Music Library (close to 30gb now, every cd i have ever bought is there) and a few of my DVD's incase i want to watch a movie on the road or instead of studying and being productive in the library.



 
Originally posted by: TrixAreForKids
That's crazy. I'm curious: what kind of stuff do you fill your laptops up with to use up that many gigs? My 700m came with 30gigs, and it seems plenty. Of course I use this for work, and not gaming so that might be it. But still, I'm always dumbfounded when I hear people use so much space! What am I missing out on?!
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Some people use their laptops as a primary PC, like me. Storage is at a premium for mobile users
 
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Originally posted by: TrixAreForKids
That's crazy. I'm curious: what kind of stuff do you fill your laptops up with to use up that many gigs? My 700m came with 30gigs, and it seems plenty. Of course I use this for work, and not gaming so that might be it. But still, I'm always dumbfounded when I hear people use so much space! What am I missing out on?!
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Some people use their laptops as a primary PC, like me. Storage is at a premium for mobile users
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Aureal density doesn't hurt either.

fbrdphreak, you can send that 7K100 to after you're through testing so it's not taking up space in your test bed. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: TrixAreForKids
That's crazy. I'm curious: what kind of stuff do you fill your laptops up with to use up that many gigs? My 700m came with 30gigs, and it seems plenty. Of course I use this for work, and not gaming so that might be it. But still, I'm always dumbfounded when I hear people use so much space! What am I missing out on?!
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mp3s, movies
 
Originally posted by: Frglss
Aureal density doesn't hurt either.

fbrdphreak, you can send that 7K100 to after you're through testing so it's not taking up space in your test bed. 🙂
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Areal density, but yes it is important 🙂 Areal density improves read speeds but can decrease write speeds. Look at the densities of the 7K100 and the 7200.1: guess which one is better at writing and which one is better at reading 🙂
 
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