Fastest 2.5" HDD?

Jordan97 · 19 Jun 2011 at 14:59

Need a new HDD for my laptop. The WD Scorpio Black looks good, but what is the fastest one that I can get?

It needs to be at least 300GB, preferably more, and under £60.

I can not get an SSD because of the amount of space I need. My laptop only has space for one storage device and a 300GB SSD is extortionate.

What would you recommend? Needs to fast, decent boot times and reliable.

Jordan97 · 19 Jun 2011 at 15:58

OcUK is being ****ing bull**** for answers lately. **** you all!

mod1fied · 19 Jun 2011 at 16:16

Any of the 7200rpm 2.5" drives are your best bet - Either the Scorpio Black or Seagate Momentus. If budget could reach to around £95 then a Seagate Hybrid would probably be better.

RANZID · 19 Jun 2011 at 16:31

I second mod1fied , the hybrids sound like your best bet , nice and fast and big at the same time.

Would be nicer if they made larger full size versions, 120gb ssd mixed with a 2tb drive would be awesome.

Mattus · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:41

Jordan97 said:
OcUK is being ****ing bull**** for answers lately. **** you all!

Remind me how much you're paying for the forums to be your personal 24/7 tech support line?

You waited all of 59 minutes on a Sunday afternoon before complaining!

Surveyor · 19 Jun 2011 at 20:43

Mattus said:
Remind me how much you're paying for the forums to be your personal 24/7 tech support line?

You waited all of 59 minutes on a Sunday afternoon!

I wouldn't bother.

He's been banned.

That's what you get when 13 year olds are on the forum.

Hatton · 20 Jun 2011 at 11:31

Wow what a complete tit, some people need to be more patient. 59 minutes and you expect an answer...

Leezy · 20 Jun 2011 at 23:19

Hatton said:
Wow what a complete tit, some people need to be more patient. 59 minutes and you expect an answer...

I normally wait 58 minutes before ripping the side off my case and punching the components

manishpatel80 · 21 Jun 2011 at 12:07

Well I got the Seagate 500GB Momentus XT 2.5" Hybrid SSD/HDD SATAII 7200rpm 32MB Cache - OEM from another retailer as Overclockers were out of stock for £78.99 with free delivery. I would recommend this if you want a fast drive. I get 111mb/s read and write with a usb3 caddie.