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How fast will the 80GB 5400rpm w/ 2mb cache be?

post #1 of 17
8/31/05 at 12:09pm
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I made a mistake when I ordered my laptop, and thought I ordered the 100gb model, but didnt. How much slower will this one be compared to the 7200rpm 60gb, and the 100gb 5400rpm. Im afraid that the 2mb cache will affect perfomance
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post #2 of 17
8/31/05 at 3:36pm
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Bueller? Buellar?
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post #3 of 17
8/31/05 at 3:48pm
fast to moderately fast. I mean can you explain yourself better? Compared to what?
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post #4 of 17
8/31/05 at 3:50pm
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Originally Posted by camelbackcinema
fast to moderately fast. I mean can you explain yourself better? Compared to what?
As stated in the OP, a 7200rpm 60gb, and a 100gb 5400rpm (both of these also have 8mb buffers).

Im talking about load times, file copying, game loading, boot ups, etc...
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post #5 of 17
8/31/05 at 3:57pm
I think I read that 7200 rpm 60 gb will have faster write times while the 100 gb 5400 will have faster access time.

EDIT: not sure if the 2mb would affect the speed greatly.
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post #6 of 17
8/31/05 at 4:04pm
If your looking purely at subjective performance, you probably won't notice much of a difference in real world terms. Your laptop will take a little longer to boot or apps may take a few extra seconds to launch, but nothing that should take away from the performance. Enjoy!
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post #7 of 17
8/31/05 at 4:05pm
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Originally Posted by camelbackcinema
I think I read that 7200 rpm 60 gb will have faster write times while the 100 gb 5400 will have faster access time.

EDIT: not sure if the 2mb would affect the speed greatly.
You've got it backwards.

And what makes you think the laptop you ordered will have an 80GB drive with only 2mb cache? I ordered an XPS 2 just last week with an 80 gig drive and its a Samsung SpinPoint MP0804H which has 8mb cache.
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post #8 of 17
8/31/05 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by burningrave101
You've got it backwards.

And what makes you think the laptop you ordered will have an 80GB drive with only 2mb cache? I ordered an XPS 2 just last week with an 80 gig drive and its a Samsung SpinPoint MP0804H which has 8mb cache.
Well, I clicked the details link when I was configuring the 9300, and it listed two 80gb versions. One has a 2mb cache, and the other has a 8mb. I hope that I will get the one w/ an 8mb cache, but I have a feeling it will be 2
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post #9 of 17
8/31/05 at 4:38pm
Yeah, 2gb of cache is very low for notebook drives, nowadays; some Toshiba drives even have 16mb of cache. Anyways, the BURST SPEED (that is, reading small files) will be faster on the 7200RPM drive due to the faster spindle; however, average read speed (reading larger files) will benefit fromm the 5400RPM 100gb drive due to increased density. There's another great thread about this. As for an 80gb drive, I have no idea... the 7200 will probably be a more feasible choice in that case, but I'm only speaking my opinion on that.
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post #10 of 17
8/31/05 at 7:48pm
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Originally Posted by Toy-Yoda
I made a mistake when I ordered my laptop, and thought I ordered the 100gb model, but didnt. How much slower will this one be compared to the 7200rpm 60gb, and the 100gb 5400rpm. Im afraid that the 2mb cache will affect perfomance

actually, they perform about the same, the 5400 compard to the 7200, and the 5400 is quieter, more reliable,, see tom's hardware guide for info and test results on these drives, you wont notice a difference like you would in a desktop hard drive.
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post #11 of 17
9/1/05 at 1:18am
Rule #1: Never rely on THG for any kind of advice or research

I doubt you'll get a 2MB cache version, hell, almost all desktop HDD's are 8MB now, I would worry. The worst that happens is you send it back and get another.
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post #12 of 17
9/1/05 at 5:19am
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Originally Posted by Toy-Yoda
I made a mistake when I ordered my laptop, and thought I ordered the 100gb model, but didnt. How much slower will this one be compared to the 7200rpm 60gb, and the 100gb 5400rpm. Im afraid that the 2mb cache will affect perfomance

come on guys quit wasting thread space with these silly ass questions that merely require you to do some homework. check any of the major review sites on the web and find all the benchmarks on anything you want!!

tomshardware.com has lots of info on your question, check them out, then post us the answer to your question please.
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post #13 of 17
9/1/05 at 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by Mr. K6
Rule #1: Never rely on THG for any kind of advice or research

I doubt you'll get a 2MB cache version, hell, almost all desktop HDD's are 8MB now, I would worry. The worst that happens is you send it back and get another.
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Originally Posted by Cutters
come on guys quit wasting thread space with these silly ass questions that merely require you to do some homework. check any of the major review sites on the web and find all the benchmarks on anything you want!!

tomshardware.com has lots of info on your question, check them out, then post us the answer to your question please.
you two completely contradict each other, can I get a second opinion? Also benchmarks usually dont translate to real-world tests when it comes to hard drives
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post #14 of 17
9/1/05 at 5:22pm

Toshiba mk8026gax

I have the Toshiba Toshiba mk8026gax in my XPSGen2 and the specs read that it has a 16mb buffer. It's not quite as fast as my 120gb WD7200, but the difference is negligible.


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post #15 of 17
9/1/05 at 5:27pm
tom's hardware does shoddy reviews. I've given up going to their site, most of it is biased information arrived at from poor testing methods. Like I said though, I doubt you'll get a drive with a 2MB cache.
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post #16 of 17
9/1/05 at 5:37pm
My has 8MB of cache, it is a 80GB 5400RPM HD and it runs fine. I can't notice a difference between that and my 80GB 7200 RPM HD.
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post #17 of 17
9/1/05 at 6:39pm
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Originally Posted by kornchild2002
My has 8MB of cache, it is a 80GB 5400RPM HD and it runs fine. I can't notice a difference between that and my 80GB 7200 RPM HD.
You have one of the Hitachi 80GB 7200rpm drives? How does it compare to your 80GB 5400rpm drive? Its a Samsung isn't it?
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