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    What harddrive did your M11X come with?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by ragingazn628, Feb 23, 2011.

  1. ragingazn628

    ragingazn628 Notebook Consultant

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    Mine came with Stock SAMSUNG HM320HJ (320gig) SATAII 7200RPM
     
    ragingazn628, Feb 23, 2011
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    ST9320423AS Momentus 7200.4 SATA 3Gb/s 320-GB Hard Drive
     
    cmarcho, Feb 24, 2011
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  3. ragingazn628

    ragingazn628 Notebook Consultant

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    how's that compare to my samsung?
     
    ragingazn628, Feb 24, 2011
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    mine came with a toshiba HDD.
     
    thegh0sts, Feb 24, 2011
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    All modern 7200rpm drives pretty much perform the same. They are a commodity, which is exactly why Dell can freely swap different drives from different vendors without anyone really noticing or complaining.

    I could sit you in front of three identical machines, except they have different 7200rpm 2.5" modern hard drives from Samsung, Hitachi, and Western Digital. And you would not be able to tell the difference between any of them, short of using a synthetic benchmark.
     
    kent1146, Feb 24, 2011
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    Western Digital black

    Soon swapped it out for an SSD though, was far to slow other wise.
     
    Superbia, Feb 24, 2011
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    I don't even remember, as soon as I got it I swapped in a Seagate Momentus 500GB XT. God I love that hdd lol
     
    GallardosEggrollshop, Feb 24, 2011
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    I concur sir, I installed mine over the weekend, and it is a beast.
     
    J-Boog, Mar 1, 2011
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    I'm seriously considering the momentus xt...what kind of boot times can I expect in comparison?
     
    TheGreenElf, Mar 2, 2011
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    western digital scorpio blue
     
    ffdaines, Mar 2, 2011
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    There are several reviews out on the web that answer that exact question.

    Anandtech.com has an excellent article on that hard drive. I'd recommend you check that out.
     
    kent1146, Mar 2, 2011
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    Mine was a toshiba but I've changed it to a Corsair 120gb SSD and with it loading windows in 17 seconds = WIN!
     
    thegh0sts, Mar 3, 2011
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