Seagate and Hitachi 7200rpm 100GB HD Review from Tomshardwar

[daeojkim]

http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20051111/index.html

Looks like Hitachi is the winner for notebook...

Enjoy!!

[nolifer]

I'd like to know how much is the difference in everyday use. Now 80GB 5400rpm, and if I buy Hitachi 7K100.

[ttan98]

Comparing the prices 5400rpm and 7200 rpm HD, there is a large
diffrence, eg.
60 G 5400rpm cost AUD$145 from Seagate
VS
60 G 7200rpm cost AUD$240 also from Seagate

I opt for the former and wait till the price of 7200rpm drops...in 1-1.5 yrs to 5400rpm level.

[schaki]

I found a another test a couple of days ago: http://www.barefeats.com/hard61.html

The old Hitachi 7k60 is clearly a bit behind when it comes to perfomance.

I have already decided that I'll buy a 7K100 to my Dell Laptop (P3 1.13GHz - 512MB - 15" 1600*1200 and GeForce 4 64mb DDR), which right now have just 40gb 4200rpm.

It was never worth the small difference btw 40 and 60gb, to upgrade to the 7k60 before. I decided to wait for bigger drives instead.

[nolifer]

I'd like to know how much is the difference in everyday use. Now 80GB 5400rpm, and if I buy Hitachi 7K100.

Ordered 100GB 7K100 today. I get it tomorrow and I can post for example HDtach results from it and Seagate 80GB 5400rpm.

[schaki]

I got my Hitachi 7k100 today.

It works very good.

I tested the drive in my old Toshiba portege 3110 CT. (P2 300MHz. 128mb ram, latest bios). And the bios were able to handle the drive.

I used the Hitachi feature tool in order so solve the clicking noise. I changed the power-mode settings

[nolifer]

I got my Hitachi 7k100 today.

It works very good.

I used the Hitachi feature tool in order so solve the clicking noise. I changed the power-mode settings

The same here

http://koti.mbnet.fi/t5thulkk/Hitachi_7K100-HDTach.gif