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    What hard drive did your M11x ship with?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by DigitalNinja, Jan 29, 2011.

  1. DigitalNinja

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    Hey everyone I was just wondering what brand of hard drive everyone got and what seems to be the most popular for dell.

    Mine shipped with a 320gb WD black. (R2)
     
    DigitalNinja, Jan 29, 2011
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    My R2 has a 320GB Hitachi.
     
    Zathu, Jan 29, 2011
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    My R1 came with a Hitachi 160GB @ 5400rpm.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jan 29, 2011
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    160GB WD Blue
     
    cappielloa, Jan 30, 2011
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    R2, seagate 500gb here
     
    roxxor, Jan 30, 2011
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    R1 Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200rpm
     
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  7. DigitalNinja

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    That's odd that they ship them with different speed drives, that would really effect the speed of the system all around...
     
    DigitalNinja, Jan 30, 2011
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    My R2 refurb came with 160GB WD Blue.
     
    wsnors, Jan 30, 2011
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    Alienware M11x R2, ordered in June 2010.

    Shipped with Western Digital Scorpio Black 250GB 7200rpm drive.
     
    kent1146, Jan 30, 2011
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    250GB Toshiba :p
     
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    Does anyone know why they would put in 5400 RPM drives in when they say on their site that it should come with a 7200 RPM? Maybe different models have different drives?
     
    DigitalNinja, Jan 30, 2011
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    Both 5400rpm and 7200rpm drives are available as options when you order online. You get to choose what you want, it's not like you're forced to take a slower drive if you don't want one.
     
    roxxor, Jan 30, 2011
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    Seagate Momentus 7200.4 SATA 3Gb/s 250-GB Hard Drive Model ST9250410AS 16MB Cache

    M11x R2 - ordered August 2010
     
    M11xDude, Jan 30, 2011
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    R2 with Samsung 250 SSHD, no regrets.
     
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    Is the momentus the hybrid one?
     
    DigitalNinja, Jan 30, 2011
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    Seagate ST9500420AS

    Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200RPM SATA3 16MB cache 512Bytes per sector.

    HDTune
    Max: 100.7MB/Sec transfer rate.
    Avg: 80.8MB/Sec transfer rate.

    Not hybrid HDD/SSD

    No built in G-Force protection.

    Wouldn't think so.
     
    DrGoodvibes, Jan 30, 2011
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    Mine is not the Momentus "XT" which is the hybrid model.
     
    M11xDude, Jan 30, 2011
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    320GB 7200rpm Western Digital, it was the default HDD option when I got my R2....
     
    Vidaluko, Jan 30, 2011
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    R1 Momentus 7200RPM 500GB.


    Only the 160GB is 5400RPM, the rest are 7200RPM.
     
    HTWingNut, Jan 30, 2011
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    R1 new: WD blue 5400rpm 160Gb
     
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    Do you think it would be worth it for me to move up to a momentus XT? Or just save up some $$$ for a big SSD when they drop a little in price.
     
    DigitalNinja, Jan 30, 2011
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    If you want performance, then nothing even comes close to what an SSD can do for you. But as you are aware, you sacrifice some affordability and drive capacity for that extreme performance. Right now, the sweet spot for SSD's is to get something like an OCZ Vertex 2 120GB or Intel X25-M 120GB for about $200. Put your OS + apps + games on the SSD, and keep your media (music, videos, photos, , etc) on a separate external USB hard drive.

    If you are willing to sacrifice performance in order to get better affordability and drive capacity, then a hybrid drive like the Seagate Momentus XT 500GB for ~$130 is a very popular choice among forum members here.
     
    kent1146, Jan 30, 2011
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    I had a 250GB, 7200 RPM Hitachi, Sata 3.0. I upgraded to a Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM640JJ 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache. Now I put so many games on it, I'm back down to 250GB free lol
     
    ebondefender, Jan 31, 2011
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    Stock: Seagate Momentus 320gb 7200rpm
    Now: Seagate Momentus XT 500gb 7200rpm

    Need space for VMs so SSD was not an option. Boot takes 1min. Word and Firefox load nearly instantly. No compromise in my opinion. Can't wait for a new version of this drive.
     
    CapnBoost, Jan 31, 2011
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    Hmm~ it seems like Seagate is the most popular drive brand that Dell uses in these machines.
    I really was speed and high capacity so I may wait until I can get a 240gb SSD or more for a good price. But it will be nice to see how the next gen XT's will do.
     
    DigitalNinja, Jan 31, 2011
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