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Harddrive question 120gb vs 80gb

post #1 of 9
3/4/07 at 6:33pm
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hi all, im in need of a new harddrive but im suck on making a decision. Should i either get a 120gb 5400 speed or a 80gb 7200 speed.. I like the 120 size but would i really see a big difference in speed between the two ? oh this is for a m1210 ... thanks
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post #2 of 9
3/5/07 at 12:14am
how bout the 100gb 7200 rpm? thats what i have and its fast
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post #3 of 9
3/5/07 at 12:36am
I believe he meant that they are both the same price. I went for the faster 80gig 7200rpm. I use an external hdd for safe keeping big files.
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post #4 of 9
3/5/07 at 6:10am
If price of 120G 5.4k and 80G 7.2k is same, then I'd get the 80GB disk; performance difference is noticeable, however don't expect huge speed improvements.

Since you already have a 80GB you can use that with an external USB enclosure unit for additional storage.
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post #5 of 9
3/6/07 at 1:48am
Go for speed!
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post #6 of 9
3/6/07 at 7:38am
As others have said.... the speed difference is there but it is not significant (the higher areal density of the 120GB drive helps even it out a little). So just ask yourself what you need more... an extra 50% storage space or a little extra speed.

Stu
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post #7 of 9
3/6/07 at 1:02pm
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Thanks all, i am going to go with the 100GB 7200 speed. So i will have the speed and a pretty decent HD size. So i put my 80gb up for sale, do you all think 55 dollars is a decent price ?
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post #8 of 9
3/7/07 at 1:42am
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Originally Posted by richxps
So i put my 80gb up for sale, do you all think 55 dollars is a decent price ?
$55 is a very good price if you can sell it at that, considering a new 80GB 5400 is only $59 at newegg. However if you can't sell it for a good price then better use it as an external storage device. Cos there is no such thing called "too much hard disk space"
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post #9 of 9
3/11/07 at 2:39pm
It took me the longest to decide whether I wanted a 80 gb 7200 rpm or a 120 5400 rpm... I eventually buckled and went with Speed over Size. Too my dismay I found out after purchase the damn harddrive is freaking SATA. The transfer rate of a SATA at 5400 RPM is nearly 3 times better of a 7200 RPM 133 connection found mainly in desktops older than two years ago. I really wish I had gotten the 120 GB now. I installed a ton of old games... Vista demands at least like 10 Gigs free on your hard-disk. I ended up having to uninstall... and move my save games externally. I hate myself.
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