are there disadvantages to 2.5" HDD's?

Something Else · 19 Dec 2012 at 22:47

ive been trying to find a sata 6gbs 1tb 2.5" drive for a while and there isnt a lot of choice, what are the drawbacks compared to a 3.5" drive?

also if anyone knows the 2.5" equivalent of this drive then that would be great

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1953

Something Else · 20 Dec 2012 at 18:42

i currently have the seagate drive i posted a link to in my op.
i want to be able to place 2 drives (my current ssd and a mechanical) into my spare 5.25" bay so i can get rid of my 3.5" drive bay to allow for some future plans.

i don't want to lose any performance on the drive and i have found 7200rpm 1tb drives in 2.5" but wanted to know if there are things that could cause a loss of performance that the stats don't show.

alternatively if anyone knows of a adapter that allows for both a 3.5" and 2.5" drive to fit into a single 5.25" bay then let me know

Something Else · 20 Dec 2012 at 19:04

would that impede performance of my ssd? also are there any that dont have a front fascia so that they are not on show?

sorry to be picky

Something Else · 20 Dec 2012 at 19:22

i was considering sticking the ssd behind the tray but its rather crowded back there with cables already.

thanks for the suggestions