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Looking for hard drive upgrade recommendation for i9100

post #1 of 5
1/7/06 at 12:30pm
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Like many 9100 users out there I received my i9100 with a puny 40GB HD. I travel way too much and lugging my collection of movies/TV shows in my backpack is getting tedious. I have considered buying a 60 GB USB (2.5") drive to store my videos.

I've read a number of threads here and come up with two possible solutions:

1 - Buy an external USB HD (60GB pocket drive for about $100 off ebay), or ...

2 - Upgrade my i9100 HD from 40 to 80 or more. Buy an external 2.5" USB enclosure and throw the Dell 40GB drive in it. Store the videos on the 40.

I know what option 1 above will cost ($100 with shipping) but I have no idea what drive to upgrade to under option 2. Can you please recommend something in the 80 GB/5400 RPM drive to use in the 9100?

I would love to hear your opinions on this topic as (for the most part) I respect the opinions of the users here.


Thank you
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post #2 of 5
1/7/06 at 1:58pm
here is a good price on a 100 gig 7200 rpm drive.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=100528-1
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post #3 of 5
1/7/06 at 5:45pm

Noooo!!!

That is a very good harddrive...just bought that...for 236 dollars!!!! Man I just received it Thursday and now its 209 dollars!!! Come on!!!! But replacing your harddrive to any 7200rpm drive will makes much faster. I used to have a 40gb harddrive and chances are it spins at 4200rpm. The space and speed is well worth the price. Plus zipzoomfly has free two day FedEx shipping.
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post #4 of 5
1/7/06 at 7:53pm
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Thanks for the recommendations. I was not considering a 7200 RPM because of both the extra cost and heat created (over a 5400 RPM drive). My unit get very hot and my budget is small (for this project).

Any recommendations on either an 80 or 100GB HD running at 5400 RPM?


Thanks.
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post #5 of 5
1/7/06 at 8:09pm

Surprise!

Yes 7200rpm drives are faster...but I have to say that the Hitachi Travelstar runs the same...if not cooler. My old 40gb 4200rpm harddrive temperature would average 42C during the mid-day (Hawaii) and around 50C when defragging or scanning for viruses. Now my 100gb 7200rpm harddrive doesn't pass 40C during the mid-day and I never seen the temperatures rise over 43C...even during intense harddrive use! That's something to think about.

Although 5400rpm is the norm and you are on a tight budget...80gb would always be cheaper but if you really need the space...100gb will be a better investment and leaves you with more room.

Zipzoomfly.com only has a 100gb 5400 on their site...150 new...but free two day air with FedEx! Can't beat that. That's about around a 20-30 dollar price difference with 80gb drives you can find at other online stores.
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