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    14.1 Thinkpad owners w/ Seagate 7200.2 or Hitachi 7K200?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by stringbeans85, Oct 3, 2007.

  1. stringbeans85

    stringbeans85 Notebook Guru

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    Greetings Thinkpadders!
    Any of you with a 14.1 Thinkpad running the fast Seagate Momentus 7200.2 or Hitachi 7K200? I would love to hear about your experinces! Feel free to share your thoughts even if you don't own have the 14.1 Thinkpad or these HD's. Thanks!
     
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  2. zenpharaohs

    zenpharaohs Notebook Evangelist

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    I am running a 14.4 Thinkpad T61 with T7700, 4GB RAM. I had a 100 GB Hitachi 7k100 primary, and at the moment I have a 200 GB Hitachi 7k200 primary. The machine is noticably more responsive with the 7k200.

    Unfortunately, it will require me to reactivate to keep this drive as the primary.
     
    zenpharaohs, Oct 3, 2007
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  3. nittany

    nittany Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does your 7200 drive generate a lot of heat? I have a Seagate 7k100 and my right palm gets sweaty pretty quickly.
     
    nittany, Oct 3, 2007
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    zenpharaohs Notebook Evangelist

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    Not at all.

    My 100GB 7k100 didn't get hot either.
     
    zenpharaohs, Oct 4, 2007
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