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Windows 7 - HDD recommendations |
10-24-2010
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#1 | | 8 Beta x64, 7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, Vista Home Pre x86, XP Pro x86, Ubuntu 9.10 |
HDD recommendations I'm looking to jump up to a 500GB or even a 640GB hard drive, and I was just wondering if some of you might share experience/make recommendations. It's to go in my Toshiba (see my specs), so obviously it has to be a laptop-sized (2.5-in.) drive. Thoughts?
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba A500-ST6621 OS 8 Beta x64, 7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, Vista Home Pre x86, XP Pro x86, Ubuntu 9.10 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.80GHz x64 Motherboard Intel GM45 chipset Memory 8GB Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Sound Card N/A Monitor(s) Displays single 16:9 widescreen (1366x768) Keyboard standard Toshiba backlit keyboard w/ numberpad Hard Drives Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 5400RPM 750GB Internet Speed N/A |
10-24-2010
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#2 | | MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit |
Western Digital.
Do remember that a faster disk will for sure draw more juice.
Have you had an opportunity to ask at the Toshiba site as to their recommendations. I've got a Toshiba laptop with Win 7 (I'm using it at this very moment.) I have only a 120 GB SSD and only 51 GB thereof are in use.
As others may tell you, a SSD will bring a measurable and noticeable performance increase. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L305D laptop OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64, 2100 Mhz, 2 Cores Motherboard TOSHIBA Portable PC (Socket M2/S1G1) Memory 4.0GB (2x2GB) DDR2 @ 333MHz 5-5-5-15 Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics (Toshiba) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor @ 1280x800 Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 Keyboard standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410 Hard Drives 125.03GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device (IDE)
Depending upon testing, organized as 1,2, or 3 partitions with/without a 100mb system partition at the front. Internet Speed What the local pub, local coffee shop offers. Other Info Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N ATA Device
Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed. |
10-25-2010
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#3 | | 8 Beta x64, 7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, Vista Home Pre x86, XP Pro x86, Ubuntu 9.10 |
Although the additional speed would be welcome, unfortunately I need space more than speed at the moment. I'd really like to get one of those 512GB 2.5-in. OCZ SSDs, but it's a little expensive... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba A500-ST6621 OS 8 Beta x64, 7 Ultimate x64, Vista Ultimate x64, Vista Home Pre x86, XP Pro x86, Ubuntu 9.10 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.80GHz x64 Motherboard Intel GM45 chipset Memory 8GB Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Sound Card N/A Monitor(s) Displays single 16:9 widescreen (1366x768) Keyboard standard Toshiba backlit keyboard w/ numberpad Hard Drives Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 5400RPM 750GB Internet Speed N/A HDD recommendations problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:22 AM. |  |