which 2.5" for storage only ( no OS )

[g1981c]

i need a 2.5" drive of 500GB or higher capacity that will be internal to a laptop, but not an OS drive ( there will be an SSD for that ).

i'm looking primarily for reliability of course. quiet would be nice. not that concerned about efficiency ( desktop replacement notebook ). not very concerned about speed either as this will be for long term storage of stuff like videos and pictures.

i buy computer parts only from Newegg and Amazon so if you posted a link that would help.

thanks.

 

[kmmatney]

I have a desktop replacement laptop, and I put two 256GB SSDs in mine (a Samsung 830 and a Crucial M4). I figured these would be more reliable than a spinning disk. For a regaulr hard drive, you should be fine with a decent 5400RPM drive with 16MB of cache, such as this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136951

It will run cool and quiet.

 

[g1981c]

I have a desktop replacement laptop, and I put two 256GB SSDs in mine (a Samsung 830 and a Crucial M4). I figured these would be more reliable than a spinning disk. For a regaulr hard drive, you should be fine with a decent 5400RPM drive with 16MB of cache, such as this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136951

It will run cool and quiet.

yeah well i see no point in a storage SSD. i'm not sure if i buy the reliability premise ... is there the DATA to back up your reliability claim ?

 

[corkyg]

My laptop data drive is a Seagate Momentus XT, 500GB. That drive is also available in 750GB and 320GB. Been using it for over a year with no problems. It is in turn cloned to an external drive about once a week.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&isNodeId=1&Description=Momentus+XT&x=18&y=16

 

[Coup27]

I would get a 2.5" WD green or blue. Greens are more quiet and generate less heat, but won't be as fast as the blues.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I have two Seagate Momentus 7200.4s. One in my laptop and one in my desktop. (Going for the C&Q thing.)

I am very happy with them. If I put my ear to my laptop's HD, I can hear it, but not normally. My desktop's PSU fan is the loudest thing in that build, can't hear it over that. A 5400 rpm drive would be quieter, but I often enjoy the little extra performance.

 

[hhhd1]

I would get a 2.5" WD green or blue. Greens are more quiet and generate less heat, but won't be as fast as the blues.

I have not seen WD green 2.5,
WD blue runs at 5400rpm, so there is really no point in green.

 

[Blain]

WD Scorpio Black

 

[StarTech]

I have used Travelstar drives forever. Currently a Travelstar 750GB 7200RPM for over a year as secondary drive. I am not sure how easy is to get.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822145534

I may have to switch to 1TB, but them it will be lower speed.

 

[g1981c]

it appears there is little consensus heh allright then. thanks.

 

[Emulex]

where's the 2tb 2.5"

 

[corkyg]

where's the 2tb 2.5"

Looks like it is still inside the My Passport case. Maybe available as a free HDD in time for holiday buying.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storag...s_First_2_5_Hard_Drive_with_2TB_Capacity.html

 

[Dessert Tears]

My laptop data drive is a Seagate Momentus XT, 500GB.

It seems that the OP won't benefit much from the hybrid cache. I installed the earlier revision 500GB as the single drive in my sister's desktop replacement. She hasn't reported any problems, but I had some buyer's remorse after reading reviews and user feedback. According to them, the APM is a little aggressive, leading to extra spinning up/down, noise, and power consumption.

 

[g1981c]

would it make sense to go with a lower capacity drive like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136280

because i can't find 500GB or higher drivers with equally good customer reviews ?

i only have 200 gigs of data to be stored immediately, but i wanted to leave more reserve capacity than just another 100 gigs. however if the smaller drive is more reliable i might simply get an external drive when i run out of space ?

 

[Blain]

That 320GB WD Black drive uses a single platter, which means it may run a bit cooler than a 2 or 3 platter model.
Also the density isn't packed as tight as 500GB per platter designs.
Which in my book spells a little better reliability.

As long as you can live with the lower capactiy... 320GB Scorpio Black = :thumbsup:

 

[corkyg]

It seems that the OP won't benefit much from the hybrid cache. I installed the earlier revision 500GB as the single drive in my sister's desktop replacement. She hasn't reported any problems, but I had some buyer's remorse after reading reviews and user feedback. According to them, the APM is a little aggressive, leading to extra spinning up/down, noise, and power consumption.

OP is talking laptop, not desktop. I replaced a 320GB WD Scorpio black with a Momentus XT 320, and it cut boot/load time in half, and it runs cool and quiet. I have two Thinkpads, each now has a pair of Momentus XTs, all flashed with latest firmware. No problems at all in over a year of this config.

 

[Blain]

It seems that the OP won't benefit much from the hybrid cache.
I installed the earlier revision 500GB as the single drive in my sister's desktop replacement.

OP is talking laptop, not desktop.
I replaced a 320GB WD Scorpio black with a Momentus XT 320, and it cut boot/load time in half, and it runs cool and quiet.

Dessert Tears is talking about a laptop.

 

[corkyg]

Thanks, Blain . . . . my bad.

 

[Dessert Tears]

I have two Thinkpads, each now has a pair of Momentus XTs, all flashed with latest firmware.

Do you have a particular reason for using XTs as data drives? The cache is only effective if the same few GBs is accessed repeatedly.