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    Hitachi 7K200 200GB 7200RPM Available Now (at least to Dell XPS M2010)

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by mralex, May 11, 2007.

  1. mralex

    mralex Notebook Geek

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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Nice! HDD progress stagnated last year while the manufacturers debugged PMR but now they are moving forward again. And it seems they have stopped announcing products months ahead of manufacture.

    Personally, I would prefer the Samsung 250GB 5400rpm drive rather than 200GB 7200prm.

    John
     
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  3. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    I find the 5400rpm drives give decent performance/size/value. i wouldnt spend more or the same for a 7200rpm drive that is 50GB less than an 5400 drive.

    though i wonder how far theyd take the 2.5" drives before the SSD drives become the norm or at least reach reasonably good size/price
     
    SideSwipe, May 11, 2007
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  4. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'd take one, as it would be a rather large upgrade from my 120gb 5400 Samsung. Whether a 200gb drive would actually be recognized by an HP V5000 is a whole 'nother story. ;)
     
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

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    Did anyone catch an actual release date in that article or is the drive available now?

    Either way, great link and thanks for posting. I may get one of these for my next notebook; $249 is expensive but not unreasonable in my opinion. I paid close to $200 for my 100GB 7200RPM 2.5" SATA drive.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 11, 2007
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    What's the difference between the 7k200 and the E7k200? And does encryption affect performance at all?
     
    taelrak, May 17, 2007
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  7. R4000

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    The E7k200 sounds like it is geared for blade server use.
     
    R4000, May 17, 2007
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  8. orthorim

    orthorim Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes. It uses much more power, and supposedly lasts longer. Forget about it for laptop use. 7K200 is what you want for your laptop.

    Speed comparison here
    http://www.barefeats.com/rosa05.html

    Looks like a fast beast.

    I am looking for real life tests of power consumption and noise...
     
    orthorim, Jun 28, 2007
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  9. circa86

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    it is on newegg.com now :D
     
    circa86, Jun 28, 2007
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  10. Wu Jen

    Wu Jen Some old nobody

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    Those drives have been available for at least a few weeks now. Most of the Clevo notebook resellers are offering them. I have 3 in my D901C.
     
    Wu Jen, Jun 28, 2007
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