MBP HDD Question....

braz2kuk · 27 Oct 2007 at 19:37

Anyone know if WD are planning or are developing a raptor like 10,000rpm drive for a laptop?

Had a thought one would be quite nice in my MBP, if not i will just got for a 7200 upgrade.

Thanks

theheyes · 27 Oct 2007 at 19:40

I dont think so and 10k drives have a lot of drawbacks so even if they did, I'm not sure you'd want one in there.

Will_3rd · 27 Oct 2007 at 19:42

There probably would be too many heat and power issues for something like. Plus making a 10k drive that small might be troublesome from technology standpoint.

braz2kuk · 27 Oct 2007 at 19:45

Just a thought

one can always wish....

Will just go with a 7200 drive from OCuK, anyone got any good recommendations for a 7200rpm drive??

Thanks

Will_3rd · 27 Oct 2007 at 19:55

Have a look here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17795822

Discussion of two of the fastest 2.5" drives.

FreeStream · 27 Oct 2007 at 20:03

\o/ Someone linked to a thread of mine

The 7K200 200Gb seems the best HD out there.

But Solid State HDs are really coming along now so a 10K really isn't worth it, and 7200RPMs are doing very well as it is.

7K200 200Gb is the king at the moment.

I want one in my MBP

But I'll have to wait to apple to release that version!

One Via eSATA atm

braz2kuk · 27 Oct 2007 at 23:22

Concorde Rules said:
\o/ Someone linked to a thread of mine

The 7K200 200Gb seems the best HD out there.

But Solid State HDs are really coming along now so a 10K really isn't worth it, and 7200RPMs are doing very well as it is.

7K200 200Gb is the king at the moment.

I want one in my MBP But I'll have to wait to apple to release that version!

One Via eSATA atm

Could i put one of the above in my mbp though? i know it' fiddly but i really want a nice big 7200rm harddrive in my system....

J1234 · 27 Oct 2007 at 23:43

Yeah you could, have a look at this guide. It will run fine in a MacBook Pro.

theheyes · 27 Oct 2007 at 23:45

You know you're only going to notice a difference in HD speed when moving a massive file, and even then you'd probably have to time it to make sure.

I wouldnt want to sacrifice a cooler and quieter 5400 drive in my laptop for a small increase in performance.

Neoni · 27 Oct 2007 at 23:52

exactly why i decided not to so it all my real time recording with digital audio workstation software will be straight to a FireWire 800 drive

bigredshark · 28 Oct 2007 at 00:01

I have a 72GB 15000RPM 2.5" SAS drive sitting on my desk at work. Obviously the SAS interface won't work with SATA (that and a 15k drive would surely melt my laptop) but it's a nice thought in the abstract...