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post #1 of 18
2/24/06 at 10:38pm
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The Toshiba 100GB drive is not very fast. I posted my HD Tach screenshot in this thread:

http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...t=77258&page=2

Feel free to add some more.
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post #2 of 18
2/25/06 at 11:07am
the hitachi 5400 sata is not that much better either.

im getting sub 30 avg read too...

im seriously considering getting a 7.2k 100gb... that'd be ~36 or so mb/s avg read? which is likke 20% faster.
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post #3 of 18
2/25/06 at 12:43pm
did you have a look at my benchmark of the Hitachi 80Gigs, 7200rpm
Goes way better
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post #4 of 18
2/25/06 at 2:34pm
im thikning of that too...

how much is it btw?

I noe a 100gb sata hitachi 7.2k is about 200+ bucks.
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post #5 of 18
2/25/06 at 2:40pm
I ordered the 7200 RPM hard drive, but is there any way you can confirm the speed excluding looking at the order sheet? Any programs?
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post #6 of 18
2/25/06 at 10:29pm
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Originally Posted by wrxstiav
I ordered the 7200 RPM hard drive, but is there any way you can confirm the speed excluding looking at the order sheet? Any programs?
Look in Device Manager under Disk Drives, then do a Google search for the model number that's normally listed there. That should enable you to find the specs for that particular model.

I received the 5400rpm 100GB Toshiba. I really think I need to upgrade to a 7200rpm, as this one's noticably not all that fast, although I haven't benchmarked it. I wish they would hurry with the 7200rpm perpendicular drives at 160GB+.
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post #7 of 18
2/25/06 at 11:09pm
I get an avg of 28MB/s
Burst of 88MB/s
Max of 35MB/s
17.2ms

on Hitachi HTS54 (78) GB Drive 5400 RPM
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post #8 of 18
2/25/06 at 11:20pm
There will only be about 14-20% increase in performance, consider carefully before purchase
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post #9 of 18
2/26/06 at 11:57am
ONLY a 14-20% increase in performance? Why is it that people here would kill for a 14-20% increase in performance in their video card or battery life, but everyone says the hard drive is no big deal? It makes a difference to me.
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post #10 of 18
2/26/06 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by jacksonian
ONLY a 14-20% increase in performance? Why is it that people here would kill for a 14-20% increase in performance in their video card or battery life, but everyone says the hard drive is no big deal? It makes a difference to me.
Some people just don't understand that for the majority of applications (not gaming) the biggest bottleneck in there system is the hard disk.

Dougie.
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post #11 of 18
2/26/06 at 3:57pm
I've got the 7200RPM 100gb drive in my 9300 and I am getting the 120GB 5400RPM drive in my E1705. I really like the idea of having the extra 20gb of space, I DON'T like the idea of a slower drive. 20% is pretty huge increase relatively when you think about the performance boost between the various core processors is in the single digits, but will set you back a hundred or two depending on the configuration you choose.
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post #12 of 18
2/26/06 at 4:05pm
Thread Starter 
I think the slowness is mostly limited to the Toshiba drives. If you're getting a large 5400rpm seagate or hitachi, it should be pretty fast.
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post #13 of 18
2/26/06 at 4:07pm
hitachi 100 g 7200

min 25.7
max 50.2
average 40
acces time 15.8
burst rate 87,8
cpu 3

fujitsu 80 5400

min 6.7
max 34.4
average 27
acces time 18.1
burst rate 82.4
cpu 3.1


software hd tuner
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post #14 of 18
2/26/06 at 5:23pm
average 40mb/s?
is that hitachi SATA 100gb?

WHere u buy it from? Thats good stuff mang!
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post #15 of 18
2/26/06 at 5:29pm
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Originally Posted by sprockett
average 40mb/s?
is that hitachi SATA 100gb?

WHere u buy it from? Thats good stuff mang!

http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hdtuner6xd.jpg
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post #16 of 18
2/26/06 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by sprockett
average 40mb/s?
is that hitachi SATA 100gb?

WHere u buy it from? Thats good stuff mang!


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post #17 of 18
2/26/06 at 7:47pm
And we shall continue to hope for 200gb perpendicular 7200 drives soon!

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post #18 of 18
2/26/06 at 10:15pm
Toshiba 100GB 5400 SATA here. No benchies yet. Model #MVH2100BH
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