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need 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD recommendation for laptop - please help
The 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM Fujitsu HDD (model MHK2120AT) in my Dell Latitude CPX laptop gets noisy sometimes and makes me nervous. It's about time to replace it before it dies. Any recommendations of a good yet reasonably priced 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD? |
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Adam wrote:
The 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM Fujitsu HDD (model MHK2120AT) in my Dell Latitude CPX laptop gets noisy sometimes and makes me nervous. It's about time to replace it before it dies. Any recommendations of a good yet reasonably priced 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD? www.newegg.com www.zipzoomfly.com Q |
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Adam wrote:
The 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM Fujitsu HDD (model MHK2120AT) in my Dell Latitude CPX laptop gets noisy sometimes and makes me nervous. It's about time to replace it before it dies. Any recommendations of a good yet reasonably priced 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD? A current Fujitsu drive? The Fujitsu notebook HDDs are good drives IMO. I had one in my last Notebook (no problem) and I havbe a 5400rpm one in my current notebook. No problems. Arno |
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Thanks but I was hoping for HDD recommendations, not places to buy. Anyways, www.newegg.com does not have ATA-5 2.5" x 9.5mm 4200 RPM HDDs. And, I don't think my system supports ATA-6. Also, I think my system supports up to 20 GB HDDs. Which is better? Fujitsu vs. Hitachi "Quaoar" wrote in message ... Adam wrote: The 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM Fujitsu HDD (model MHK2120AT) in my Dell Latitude CPX laptop gets noisy sometimes and makes me nervous. It's about time to replace it before it dies. Any recommendations of a good yet reasonably priced 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD? www.newegg.com www.zipzoomfly.com Q |
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Yeah, I'm pretty happy with the current Fujitsu HDD. I've had it since 2000 without a problem. Maybe I'll get the same model just to be sure that it's compatible with my system. "Arno Wagner" wrote in message ... In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Adam wrote: The 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM Fujitsu HDD (model MHK2120AT) in my Dell Latitude CPX laptop gets noisy sometimes and makes me nervous. It's about time to replace it before it dies. Any recommendations of a good yet reasonably priced 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD? A current Fujitsu drive? The Fujitsu notebook HDDs are good drives IMO. I had one in my last Notebook (no problem) and I havbe a 5400rpm one in my current notebook. No problems. Arno |
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Adam wrote:
Thanks but I was hoping for HDD recommendations, not places to buy. Anyways, www.newegg.com does not have ATA-5 2.5" x 9.5mm 4200 RPM HDDs. And, I don't think my system supports ATA-6. ATA is downwards compatible, so that is not an issue. Also, I think my system supports up to 20 GB HDDs. Which is better? Fujitsu vs. Hitachi Ever since the "Deathstars" I don't trust IBM/Hitachi. Unfounded in the case of notebook HDDs, I know. However from direct comparison I think thet Fujitsus run quieter. Arno |
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And, I don't think my system supports ATA-6. ATA is downwards compatible, so that is not an issue. Great! That's what I was hoping to confirm. Two other limitations that I would like to confirm are the following: 1) 20 GB - will going with a larger HDD cause problems for my system? 2) 4200 RPM - will going with a higher RPM cause problems for my system? Also, what about form factor? "Arno Wagner" wrote in message ... In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Adam wrote: Thanks but I was hoping for HDD recommendations, not places to buy. Anyways, www.newegg.com does not have ATA-5 2.5" x 9.5mm 4200 RPM HDDs. And, I don't think my system supports ATA-6. ATA is downwards compatible, so that is not an issue. Also, I think my system supports up to 20 GB HDDs. Which is better? Fujitsu vs. Hitachi Ever since the "Deathstars" I don't trust IBM/Hitachi. Unfounded in the case of notebook HDDs, I know. However from direct comparison I think thet Fujitsus run quieter. Arno |
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The 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM Fujitsu HDD (model MHK2120AT) in my Dell Latitude CPX laptop gets noisy sometimes and makes me nervous. It's about time to replace it before it dies. Any recommendations of a good yet reasonably priced 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD? There aren't any good ones that are 4200rpm, they are all dogs. Just got a 40GB Toshiba 5400 refurb at newegg for $50. The difference over 4200 is like night and day. |
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Thanks but I was hoping for HDD recommendations, not places to buy. Anyways, www.newegg.com does not have ATA-5 2.5" x 9.5mm 4200 RPM HDDs. And, I don't think my system supports ATA-6. Also, I think my system supports up to 20 GB HDDs. Which is better? Fujitsu vs. Hitachi Fujitsu but those other things you're worried about won't matter. Have upgraded a dozen notebooks from 4GB to 60GB with no/little trouble. |
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Adam wrote:
Thanks but I was hoping for HDD recommendations, not places to buy. Anyways, www.newegg.com does not have ATA-5 2.5" x 9.5mm 4200 RPM HDDs. And, I don't think my system supports ATA-6. If, at this point, you want an ATA-5 disk of any kind then you're probably going to have to get it off of ebay. They haven't been manufactured in a very long time. Very few systems that support ATA-5 will have trouble with an ATA-6 disk, they just run it in ATA-5 mode. The standard requires backward compatibility. Note by the way that newegg has user comments about products--if there's a lot of complaining about a particular product it's probably a good idea to go with something else. Also, I think my system supports up to 20 GB HDDs. That would be surprising--the first barrier normally encountered is 8 gig, after that 32, then 128. But even if the system won't support the full capacity of the drive, it normally will recognize it as a smaller drive and use it as such. Which is better? Fujitsu vs. Hitachi This is to a substantial extent a religious issue. Both have produced excellent drives. Both have produced really bad drives. Even if you choose a drive with an excellent reputation, that doesn't mean that the particular drive you get won't be a lemon. You might also want to consider Seagate and Toshiba. "Quaoar" wrote in message ... Adam wrote: The 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM Fujitsu HDD (model MHK2120AT) in my Dell Latitude CPX laptop gets noisy sometimes and makes me nervous. It's about time to replace it before it dies. Any recommendations of a good yet reasonably priced 2.5" ATA-5 4200 RPM HDD? www.newegg.com www.zipzoomfly.com Q -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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