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    High Failure Rates of 7200RPM Hard Drives

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Silent, Jul 6, 2006.

  1. Silent

    Silent Notebook Consultant

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    I've heard that 7200rpm hard drives tend to fail more often than the 5400rpm ones. I'm curious to find out if this is true.
     
    Silent, Jul 6, 2006
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  2. Iter

    Iter Notebook Evangelist

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    Not really, i am using Hitachi 7200rpm and Seagate and Samsung 5400rpm. The both are still good without any defective status.
     
    Iter, Jul 6, 2006
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  3. drumfu

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    link, please?
     
    drumfu, Jul 6, 2006
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    from what i've heard, they are about the same as far as failure rates go, its just that some people get a bad HD, happened to me once and it was a 5400
     
    socarwolverine, Jul 6, 2006
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  5. Silent

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    I've heard, not read.
     
    Silent, Jul 6, 2006
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    this is a double post but i was wondering if anyone knows what the maximum hard drive size for a sony sz notebook is at 7200 rpm
     
    neilk2350, Jul 6, 2006
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  7. Silent

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    Please post replies that are relevant to the thread.
     
    Silent, Jul 6, 2006
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