hitachi 60gb 7200rpm hard drive

[atsang]

hey where can i get one of these and do you think i can replace it on my laptop (Acer Aspire 2000)?

I've been looking all over for it, and can't find anything cheaper than $250 for one.

 

[atsang]

anyone?

 

[RonS]

www.zipzoomfly.com ($246)
www.transintl.com ($249)

 

[atsang]

Do you guys think its worth the money for the upgrade?

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: atsang
Do you guys think its worth the money for the upgrade?

C'mon now. How can we possibly know this? You have told us squat about what you do with your laptop.

 

[atsang]

mostly gaming, bit torrent, internet stuff, and office apps.

has anyone else thought about upgrading to one?

 

[eriqesque]

Originally posted by: atsang
mostly gaming, bit torrent, internet stuff, and office apps.

has anyone else thought about upgrading to one?

I did and have
and would never look back

 

[atsang]

the only doubts i'm having is the price... $250 is alot for the speed

 

[eriqesque]

Originally posted by: atsang
the only doubts i'm having is the price... $250 is alot for the speed

Well if it makes you feel any better when I did it it was closer to $300

 

[Frightcrawler]

heh, the cheapest one is $235 from Mwave.com, but it is out of stock.
i suggest you buy the $250 one before it is out of stock. its a good price considering some places sell it for $300+

 

[atsang]

i got it off ebay for $235 shipped.

 

[GnomeCop]

I got one in my notebook and it is FAST. The system litrally bootes up in 15 secs flat.

 

[Phlax]

Does it fit all notebooks?

I.e. ibm doesnt say that it works with the t41, is it true?

 

[atsang]

what are your heat comparisons between the hitachi and what you had before? Any hotter? No difference?

 

[oaaltone]

Originally posted by: atsang
what are your heat comparisons between the hitachi and what you had before? Any hotter? No difference?

I put one in my T40: much faster than the 4200RPM in there before. The palm rest gets slightly warmer under heavy file transfers, but the noise level is about the same as before.

 

[Quickfingerz]

If you plan on owning the notebook for longer than 3 years. I think the 7200 rpm drive will be worth the current price. As far as resale value is concerned. That drive WILL depreciate very much if someone else enters the 7200 rpm mobile drive race (Fujitsu maybe?).

 

[BargainSeeker]

It is rumored that Toshiba is about to launch a line of 7200 rpm notebook hard drives with model numbers MKxxxxGAY and capacities up to 80GB.

 

[UltraWide]

Originally posted by: BargainSeeker
It is rumored that Toshiba is about to launch a line of 7200 rpm notebook hard drives with model numbers MKxxxxGAY and capacities up to 80GB.

These are already selling in Japan.

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: UltraWide

Originally posted by: BargainSeeker
It is rumored that Toshiba is about to launch a line of 7200 rpm notebook hard drives with model numbers MKxxxxGAY and capacities up to 80GB.

These are already selling in Japan.

because of the model number ending in GAY and ur wink emoticon i can't tell if you are joking or not. Does anybody have a link? I will hold off getting the 7K60 if there are more 7200rpm laptop HD"s coming out soon

 

[stingbandel]

I think the rumor is true but I don't think we can see it soon outside Japan.

I would love to go on Toshiba one if they already sell it outside Japan

 

[BargainSeeker]

Originally posted by: RichieZ
because of the model number ending in GAY and ur wink emoticon i can't tell if you are joking or not. Does anybody have a link?

I wasn't joking, but the reason I presented it as a rumor rather than as fact is because I have not been able to confirm it with a link.

 

[nxh]

any links to that 80gb toshiba 7200rpm model. I was wonderin if anyone knows when hitachi will come out with a 80gb 7200 model also.

 

[RichieZ]

speaking of the hitachi 7k60 what is going on? Its not for sale/backordered on most of the place I would buy from: newegg,mwave,zipzoomfly

I want'ed to get myself one for xmas but I can't find it in stock at comapnies that I usually deal with.

 

[atsang]

high demand?

 

[eriqesque]

Originally posted by: RichieZ
speaking of the hitachi 7k60 what is going on? Its not for sale/backordered on most of the place I would buy from: newegg,mwave,zipzoomfly

I want'ed to get myself one for xmas but I can't find it in stock at comapnies that I usually deal with.

Don't know if you are close to a Fry's electronics or not
but it's listed today in their weekly AD $259