What is the largest laptop 2.5' HDD?

[G73S]

Can you please tell me what's the largest and fastest size available now of a 7200 RPM HDD?

a link on amazon would be highly appreciated

 

[frostedflakes]

Are there any height requirements? Could you fit a 12.5mm 2.5" drive or would you be limited to 9.5mm or 7mm height?

 

[G73S]

oh I don't know anything about size man. all I know is it's a laptop HDD for my Alienware 18

I want one that fits out of the box without any modifications

 

[imagoon]

Then....... you are going to need to know what size fits in the laptop.

 

[TheStu]

Well, thickness specifically is what you're going to need to know. The average is 9.5mm. The highest capacity I've seen in that thickness is 1TB.

If you have dual drive bays, you should consider getting an SSD and a 5400 RPM drive.

 

[Coup27]

Take the drive out and measure it then.

 

[G73S]

Well, thickness specifically is what you're going to need to know. The average is 9.5mm. The highest capacity I've seen in that thickness is 1TB.

If you have dual drive bays, you should consider getting an SSD and a 5400 RPM drive.

got my answer from another forum, and it seems 2 TB is the largest:

Sure... I am running a pair of these in RAID0 - Samsung Seagate Momentus SpinPoint ST2000LM003 2TB 2.5" SATA Notebook Hard Drive 9.5MM

These are marketed as Samsung SpinPoint or Seagate Momentus... model ST2000LM003, same drive regardless of the name on the label.

Sure... I am running a pair of these in RAID0 - Samsung Seagate Momentus SpinPoint ST2000LM003 2TB 2.5" SATA Notebook Hard Drive 9.5MM

These are marketed as Samsung SpinPoint or Seagate Momentus... model ST2000LM003, same drive regardless of the name on the label.

 

[npaladin-2000]

I thought you said you wanted 7200 RPM? Those Samgate Seagung SpinmentusPoints are 5400 RPM, not 7200 RPM.

The largest 7200 RPM laptop drive I've seen out there is 1 TB. Fast hard drive research has kind of stalled ever since SSDs finally got below $1 per GB. You still see slow (5400 RPM 2.5 inch, 7200 RPM 3.5 inch) drive advances, but the "fast" market (7200 RPM laptop, 15k RPM enterprise) has been ceded to SSDs, HDD sizes have completely stalled over the past year.

 

[G73S]

I thought you said you wanted 7200 RPM? Those Samgate Seagung SpinmentusPoints are 5400 RPM, not 7200 RPM.

The largest 7200 RPM laptop drive I've seen out there is 1 TB. Fast hard drive research has kind of stalled ever since SSDs finally got below $1 per GB. You still see slow (5400 RPM 2.5 inch, 7200 RPM 3.5 inch) drive advances, but the "fast" market (7200 RPM laptop, 15k RPM enterprise) has been ceded to SSDs, HDD sizes have completely stalled over the past year.

sorry my bad, I missed that.

I guess I'll have to wait till we start seeing 2TB SSDs then

 

[Coup27]

Was there any point to this thread?

 

[G73S]

Was there any point to this thread?

yes, there are 3 forums with knowledgeable people about SSDs

This, OC Forums, and Notebook Review Forums, so I had to ask wherever to get the best answer

why is it bothering you so much? add me to your ignore list and don't ever enter my threads

 

[Coup27]

But your question wasn't about SSD's, it was about HDD capacities in 2.5". You could have found the answer to the largest available capacity in this form factor very easily by going on a few manufacturer websites. You had no idea what size fits in your Alienware 18 despite Dell probably producing a ton of literature with that information on, had you cared to have looked. Alternatively, you could have removed a few screws and measured it yourself in 5 minutes so even if there was a 2TB 2.5" HDD, which there is I might add, you wouldn't have known if it would have fitted anyway.

I also doubt very much that somebody who can use a laptop as their primary machine needs 2TB of fast internal storage on top of the 1TB they already have. I don't believe for one moment you need instant access to the entirety of that 3TB and none of it could be moved to an external HDD accessible over USB3.

 

[G73S]

But your question wasn't about SSD's, it was about HDD capacities in 2.5". You could have found the answer to the largest available capacity in this form factor very easily by going on a few manufacturer websites. You had no idea what size fits in your Alienware 18 despite Dell probably producing a ton of literature with that information on, had you cared to have looked. Alternatively, you could have removed a few screws and measured it yourself in 5 minutes so even if there was a 2TB 2.5" HDD, which there is I might add, you wouldn't have known if it would have fitted anyway.

I also doubt very much that somebody who can use a laptop as their primary machine needs 2TB of fast internal storage on top of the 1TB they already have. I don't believe for one moment you need instant access to the entirety of that 3TB and none of it could be moved to an external HDD accessible over USB3.

you're right, I don't really need it, I already have 3 TB of SSD storage on my laptop, I am a perfectionist and am trying to squeeze every bit of specs in my rig for bragging rights.

sorry

 

[Coup27]

Pretty much what I thought.

 

[G73S]

Pretty much what I thought.

yeah, like out of the 32 GB of RAM I have, I only use a maximum of 4 GB, the rest 24 GB are there for bragging rights

 

[snooops]

Old thread, I know, but it comes up first when searching for biggest laptop hard drives.

This site talks about this 4TB drive, but it's 15mm high. My question is, what would be the best laptop gaming rig can handle a 15mm drive (or two)? It's not exactly a standard search, so any pointers would be appreciated.

 

[greenhawk]

Old thread, I know, but it comes up first when searching for biggest laptop hard drives.

This site talks about this 4TB drive, but it's 15mm high. My question is, what would be the best laptop gaming rig can handle a 15mm drive (or two)? It's not exactly a standard search, so any pointers would be appreciated.

I do not think there are any gaming laptops that take 15mm drives. it just means the laptop needs to be too think to be portable.

The only exception would be desktop replacement laptops, but they are far from being battery friendly. It is mains power or it does not work for longer than 30 minutes.

Not sure if it is worth chasing 4tb laptop drives, especially seeing 2tb 2.5" SSDs are pretty much on the market (for those with money). The 4TB you linked too I would think would be after a few pretty coins too. Given the height, I suspect it is intended for servers and such, not laptops.

edit: I just checked the link. That is external and never going to be suitable for a laptop. It most likley does not have a sata port so you can not unplug it for internal use. Add to that, I am 99% sure it uses SMR to get to that large size, and SMR is NOT suitable for a OS drive.

 

[snooops]

I do not think there are any gaming laptops that take 15mm drives. it just means the laptop needs to be too think to be portable.

The only exception would be desktop replacement laptops, but they are far from being battery friendly. It is mains power or it does not work for longer than 30 minutes.

Not sure if it is worth chasing 4tb laptop drives, especially seeing 2tb 2.5" SSDs are pretty much on the market (for those with money). The 4TB you linked too I would think would be after a few pretty coins too. Given the height, I suspect it is intended for servers and such, not laptops.

Bummed to hear that, but I do appreciate the response - thanks for that.

edit: I just checked the link. That is external and never going to be suitable for a laptop. It most likley does not have a sata port so you can not unplug it for internal use. Add to that, I am 99% sure it uses SMR to get to that large size, and SMR is NOT suitable for a OS drive.

I can confirm that it does have a SATA port (many others do not), because I have the 2TB version of the same drive in my current laptop, which I removed from that same enclosure family. As far as whether it uses SMR, I have no idea: Seagate did use SMR to achieve their initial 6TB in a 3.5" package, but then did not use SMR for their 10TB 3.5" drive. I haven't found specs for this 4tb 2.5" drive that list detailed tech specs.

 

[tweakboy]

Sorry to hear, head up high.. gl