Fastest laptop drive ?
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Solid State Drives are easily the fastest out there but cost a lot and their capacity is very small.
New gen sata 5400rpm 2.5" drives are pretty much on par with average sata 7200rpm 3.5" desktop drives! spindle speed is only half the story
New gen sata 5400rpm 2.5" drives are pretty much on par with average sata 7200rpm 3.5" desktop drives! spindle speed is only half the story
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Only due to Perp/Recording.
you can get 7200rpm HDD's for lappys that will blow away the 5400rpm's.
I believe there was a 15k one a while ago announced, not sure it came out.
you can get 7200rpm HDD's for lappys that will blow away the 5400rpm's.
I believe there was a 15k one a while ago announced, not sure it came out.
regardless of pmr, 5400 drives like the sammy m6 have faster read/write speeds than most 7,200 drives. It even has a faster Read transfer rate than the hitachi 7k200 which is pretty much the fastest 7200 laptop drive around.
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" Seagate 15K 2.5"inch Hard Drive
17/01/2007, Cnet News
Seagate has launched a new Savvio 15K HDD which spins at 15000 rpm meaning faster drive for data access useful for Servers and RAID systems. This is compared to Desktop hard drives which currently average 7500rpm or Laptop Notebook drives at 5400rpm or 4800rpm."
Think its SCSI not 100% sure if avail in others.
No link as read through Google, think source is Cnet in 2007.
The only way a HDD can be faster than another (apples verus apples not 5yr old gen v new gen) is the RPM (Spindle Speed) or the Seek (arm moving faster across Platters) or the use of Perp/Recording.
17/01/2007, Cnet News
Seagate has launched a new Savvio 15K HDD which spins at 15000 rpm meaning faster drive for data access useful for Servers and RAID systems. This is compared to Desktop hard drives which currently average 7500rpm or Laptop Notebook drives at 5400rpm or 4800rpm."
Think its SCSI not 100% sure if avail in others.
No link as read through Google, think source is Cnet in 2007.
The only way a HDD can be faster than another (apples verus apples not 5yr old gen v new gen) is the RPM (Spindle Speed) or the Seek (arm moving faster across Platters) or the use of Perp/Recording.
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the savvio 15k drives are not at all aimed at the laptop market though, Im sure the op is not interested in a scsi drive.
I still much prefer my samsung m6 5400, its definitely faster than my old momentus 7200 in my Dell C2D system running windows Vista. I haven’t tried hitachi's 7k200 drive but on paper the sammy m6 is still faster, uses less power and comparing my old momentus 7200 to it is still probably slightly quieter in operation.
I still much prefer my samsung m6 5400, its definitely faster than my old momentus 7200 in my Dell C2D system running windows Vista. I haven’t tried hitachi's 7k200 drive but on paper the sammy m6 is still faster, uses less power and comparing my old momentus 7200 to it is still probably slightly quieter in operation.
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I would still prefer Apples v Apples, get a 7200RPM using same tech as that Sammy and obv its faster end of.
Asking the same question, is there any update?
I'm currently using a Seagate Momentus 7200.2 (160Gb) and I want to upgrade - I want the fastest (non SSD) available - which is that ATM? I can't find any benchmarks covering the latest offerings.
I'm currently using a Seagate Momentus 7200.2 (160Gb) and I want to upgrade - I want the fastest (non SSD) available - which is that ATM? I can't find any benchmarks covering the latest offerings.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-225-WD
Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM very nice drive just got one in my macbook pro very very nice and low power usage as well
Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB 7200RPM very nice drive just got one in my macbook pro very very nice and low power usage as well
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After SSD, the 320GB WD Scorpio Black is the quickest.
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Yup but not due for around 3 months.
Same here, both my wd blue and sammy m6 are super fast for 5400 laptop drives. I would like to see some comparison tests against these new gen 7200 2.5" drives
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If someone has a faster drive pls post the HDTUNE graph for comparison - I am wondering whether to get an SSD or a bigger/faster sata drive for my laptop!
"7200rpm HDD's for lappys that will blow away the 5400rpm's"
I would just like to point out a couple of things, firstly 2.5" Hard disks are not just for lap-tops as there is plenty of people using then in normal desktops for either their low power consumption and generally being cool n quiet.
Secondly outside of silly benchmarks and very firmly in the *Real-World* the 5,400rpm drives are extremely nippy, especially the newer SATA-II disks that feature NCQ.
As a consumer and owner of a big ePeen I was drawn at first to the 7,200rpm 2.5" drives, I have used 7,200rpm 3.5" drives for years so it just seemed a good idea, however the whole reason I wanted to jump on the 2.5" bandwagon was to lower the power useage of my computer. After readin through dozens of datasheets I could see the slower drives had a slight advantage in the power consumption department so I went for a pair Of SATA 250GB SEAGATE Momentus 5400.4 and I have to say I am chuffed.
I cannot tell the speed difference when using my PC (compared to 3.5" 7,200rpm disks) and I dare say neither could any of you if you weren't allowed to run HDtach or similar benchies.
Bottom line, listen to what people have to say but be aware that some of them give good advice while others give bad advice . . .
Most disks are fast enough for us, now its time to pay attention to the power usaged, especially if you are going to be running them in a laptop!
I would just like to point out a couple of things, firstly 2.5" Hard disks are not just for lap-tops as there is plenty of people using then in normal desktops for either their low power consumption and generally being cool n quiet.
Secondly outside of silly benchmarks and very firmly in the *Real-World* the 5,400rpm drives are extremely nippy, especially the newer SATA-II disks that feature NCQ.
As a consumer and owner of a big ePeen I was drawn at first to the 7,200rpm 2.5" drives, I have used 7,200rpm 3.5" drives for years so it just seemed a good idea, however the whole reason I wanted to jump on the 2.5" bandwagon was to lower the power useage of my computer. After readin through dozens of datasheets I could see the slower drives had a slight advantage in the power consumption department so I went for a pair Of SATA 250GB SEAGATE Momentus 5400.4 and I have to say I am chuffed.
I cannot tell the speed difference when using my PC (compared to 3.5" 7,200rpm disks) and I dare say neither could any of you if you weren't allowed to run HDtach or similar benchies.
Bottom line, listen to what people have to say but be aware that some of them give good advice while others give bad advice . . .
Most disks are fast enough for us, now its time to pay attention to the power usaged, especially if you are going to be running them in a laptop!
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