7200rpm 2.5" harddisk

[Man-wai Chang]

So hard to find these days.. why? Got problems? There are plenty of
5400rpm though.

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[Arno Wagner]

So hard to find these days.. why? Got problems? There are plenty of
5400rpm though.

They cost you battery time, since they draw more power (and there
is nothing that can be done about it).

Arno

 

[Man-wai Chang]

They cost you battery time, since they draw more power (and there

is nothing that can be done about it).

But it's faster than 5400rpm.. you could feel it.

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[Steve Cousins]

So hard to find these days.. why? Got problems? There are plenty of
5400rpm though.

They aren't hard to find.

 

[chrisv]

But it's faster than 5400rpm.. you could feel it.

The gyro effect, you mean? 8)

 

[bealoid]

They aren't hard to find.

Dabs sell 93 "portable" drives. 12 are 7200 RPM, 9 are > 7200 RPM.

<http://www.dabs.com/productlist.aspx?&NavigationKey=11154&NavigationKey=
47250000&CategorySelectedId=11154&PageMode=1>

The largest capacity they sell at 7200 RPM is 100 GB, but for 5400 RPM is
250 GB.

So, perhaps not "hard to find" but "becoming hard to find"?

 

[timeOday]

They cost you battery time, since they draw more power (and there
is nothing that can be done about it).

Arno

In my experience the difference in battery life is very small, like 2 or
3 percent. Then again, the difference in performance isn't all that
revolutionary, either.

I really hope flash takes over within a few years.

 

[Man-wai Chang]

So hard to find these days.. why? Got problems? There are plenty of

They aren't hard to find.

My cousin asked me to buy him a Hitachi 7200rpm 80G 2.5" disk in Hong
Kong. I wonder how much it costs in USA....

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[Man-wai Chang]

Another queston:

Would the US custom allow harddisk be taken into her territory through
an airport?

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[Arno Wagner]

In my experience the difference in battery life is very small, like 2 or
3 percent. Then again, the difference in performance isn't all that
revolutionary, either.

From the datasheet I deduce they take up to one Watt more, which would
mean a loss of 10% battery lifetime on my laptop. Not that much,
agreed.

I really hope flash takes over within a few years.

Unlilely, at least if you run a memory/disk-hog like Windows.

Arno

 

[Man-wai Chang]

But it's faster than 5400rpm.. you could feel it.

The gyro effect, you mean? 8)

Gyro effect? No... seek time.

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[Man-wai Chang]

Would the US custom allow harddisk be taken into her territory through

an airport?

I guess I better not be optimistic ...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/24/business/laptop.php

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[Rod Speed]

Corse they do, hordes do it every day and the absolute vast
bulk of hard drives are manufactured outside the US too.

I guess I better not be optimistic ...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/24/business/laptop.php

Just the usual silly stuff.

 

[Charles Sullivan]

My cousin asked me to buy him a Hitachi 7200rpm 80G 2.5" disk in Hong
Kong. I wonder how much it costs in USA....

http://www.nextag.com/7200-rpm-hard-drive-2.5-100-gb/search-html

$80 at NewEgg

 

[Man-wai Chang]

http://www.nextag.com/7200-rpm-hard-drive-2.5-100-gb/search-html

$80 at NewEgg

not SATA...