The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    dell harddrives... 120gb vs 100gb 7200rpm

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Stabilo7, Aug 9, 2006.

  1. Stabilo7

    Stabilo7 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    366
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    for 150$ you can upgrade from a 120gb 5400rpm hd to a 100gb 7200rpm hd
    both have a 8MB buffer cache size and the spindle start time is the same
    the only difference is that the average seek time is different by 1.5 ms.

    So my question is.... is it really worth spending 150$ to get the upgrade?
    Computer would be a dell 6400 (e1505)
    1gb ram
    t2400 processor
    x1400 vid card...
     
    Stabilo7, Aug 9, 2006
    #1
  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

    Reputations:
    436
    Messages:
    3,651
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    not to be vague, but only you can answer this question.

    is it worth it to you to spend 150 to get 20 less GBs with 1800 more rpm?

    you may want to price HDs out somewhere like newegg
     
    drumfu, Aug 9, 2006
    #2
  3. gilo

    gilo Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    166
    Messages:
    707
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    NO ,

    Its not worth to pay 150$ for that , however its worth to skip the 120GB all togther and stay with the basic Dell drive ( usually a 60 GB 5400rpm ) then spend about 180$ to buy the 7k100 at your favorite store .

    Good luck .
     
    gilo, Aug 9, 2006
    #3
  4. Stabilo7

    Stabilo7 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    366
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    well this week's deal comes with the 120gb hd... so i can only upgrade to the 100gb.

    so it's not worth 150$?
     
    Stabilo7, Aug 9, 2006
    #4
  5. ahidalgo

    ahidalgo Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    176
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I think no. I prefer getting more GB in 5400 rpm that less GB in 7200 rpm. 5400 rpm is good for normal gaming or office/photoshop use.
     
    ahidalgo, Aug 9, 2006
    #5
  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,080
    Trophy Points:
    931
    For $150, you can almost buy a 100GB 7200RPM SATA drive. It is a ripoff. If it was a $50 upgrade, it still might not be worth it, because you loose 20GB of storage space for extra performance that you may or may not benefit from.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 9, 2006
    #6