100GB 7200RPM HD Seagate or Hitachi?

Question

Which do you think would be a better purchase the 100GB 7200RPM Seagate Momentus 7200.1 or Hitachi 7K100? For that matter, throw in the 120GB 5400RPM Seagate 5400.2. How much difference there would be between 7200RPM and 5400RPM? Your thoughts?

bacillus · Answer

Perhaps knowing that Seagate offers a better warranty that Hitachi may sway your decision on which hard drive to buy.

Zantac · Answer

There is a noticable difference between 5400 and 7200 rpm on a laptop.  But your needs should determine the speed you select.  For gaming and heavy hard drive access (i.e. CAD Drawing) you'd want nothing less than 7200rpm.

steven troise · Answer

grab the 100gig hdd. i have it and it pretty quick. 7200rpm is fast. i wouldnt go to the lower speed unit. if your worried about the extra hdd space on the 5400rpm dont bother. u can always save files to a cdr drive. but i wouldnt get the 5400 model.

K2BIGRED · Answer

What kind of computer do you have that these hard drives are compatable with?  I have an Inspiron 600m and am considering those Seagate hard drives for my computer.

K2BIGRED · Answer

Does the 7200 run any hotter than the 5400?  That's my main concern

redsand · Answer

I have an Inspiron 8600. Still havent bought either HD, waiting for the price to drop a bit more. I think your 600m will accept any of these as long as it's not the Serial ATA version.

redsand · Answer

Ahh, well, I'm don't know about that.

I have two older model 60GB Hitachi 7200rpm drives in my 8600 right now, one in the media bay, if that gives you any ideas.

Oh, I forgot about this, I found a comparison of the two 100GB 7200rpm drives here: http://www.barefeats.com/hard61.html
I think they mention heat somewhere in the analysis.

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