need laptop/notebook drive recommendation - please help

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I am interested in buying another drive for my ASUS N61JQ-X1 notebook.
Two drives currently under consideration are ...

1) Seagate Momentus 7200.4 (ST9500420AS)
2) Western Digital Scorpio Black

Comments? Suggestions?

Or, will a 5400 RPM drive be better as far as heat goes?
 
Adam wrote
I am interested in buying another drive for my ASUS N61JQ-X1 notebook.
Two drives currently under consideration are ...
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1) Seagate Momentus 7200.4 (ST9500420AS)
2) Western Digital Scorpio Black
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Comments? Suggestions?
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Or, will a 5400 RPM drive be better as far as heat goes?
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Yes. But the notebook currently has a 7200 rpm drive in it, so it should be able to cool it fine.
 
Rod Speed said:
Adam wrote






Yes. But the notebook currently has a 7200 rpm drive in it, so it should be able to cool it fine.
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Okay, I'll stick with a 7200 RPM drive then. Thanks!
 
Foke wrote
Cooling isn't your only consideration when adding
a hard drive to a laptop. What about battery life?
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Thats unlikely to change much given he is only going from a 320GB drive to a 500GB drive.
 
Foke said:
Cooling isn't your only consideration when adding a hard drive to a
laptop. What about battery life?
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Good point. Thanks!

For my case, I won't be traveling much (in the foreseeable future) so
I can easily connect the adapter to an outlet.

Actually, my other old laptop is constantly connected to an outlet since
the battery has gone bad.
 
Foke wrote


Thats unlikely to change much given he is only going from a 320GB drive to a 500GB drive.
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Oh. I read that as adding an additional drive instead of replacing a
drive.
 
Foke wrote
Oh. I read that as adding an additional drive instead of replacing a drive.
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You cant have two internal drives on that particular notebook.

And even if you could, you can always use the higher capacity battery
if you need the same time on battery with two internal drives.
 
Good point. Thanks!

For my case, I won't be traveling much (in the foreseeable future) so
I can easily connect the adapter to an outlet.

Actually, my other old laptop is constantly connected to an outlet since
the battery has gone bad.
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Every generation of hard drives has maintained the same watt usage as
the previous generation, while increasing capacity. The capacity doesn't
affect power usage.

Yousuf Khan
 
Adam said:
I am interested in buying another drive for my ASUS N61JQ-X1 notebook.
Two drives currently under consideration are ...

1) Seagate Momentus 7200.4
2) Western Digital Scorpio Black

Comments? Suggestions?
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Some reviews mention reliability issues with the Seagate Momentus.
And, some reviews mention noise issues with the WD Scorpio Black.

For capacity, best value will be the deciding factor.
 
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