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November 23rd, 2003 11:00
5K80 vs. 7K60
So, I don't suppose anyone's compared these to see if there's a truly meaningful performance difference?
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Posted November 23rd, 2003 16:00
Uhh...mwave sells it for $250 or so don't they? I know zipzoomfly.com sells it for $232, so I don't see how mwave is cheaper...485
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Posted November 23rd, 2003 16:00
Oh, they sell it for $235 now, well zipzoomfly is still slightly cheaper : P485
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Posted November 24th, 2003 07:00
LOL! My first one was around 250, Second one was 235, third one was 229. They change prices to reflect the competition I guess. I was going to order from zipzoomfly but read some bad reviews of them and they were unwilling to deal with an address that was different from where my credit card bill is sent. Mwave was more accomodating even if I did have to jump through a hoop or two to get it done.
Cheers, RDJ
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Posted November 24th, 2003 21:00
What did you have to do to "get it done"? I'm just wondering because I want to decide where to buy it from, if I do...I may buy 40 GB or 60 GB 5400 RPM drive, depending if I can save up enough money :D.485
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Posted November 24th, 2003 22:00
I haven't tried out the 5k80, but I have a 7K60 on order (from ZZF) and will have it in my machine before the week is over. From what tomshardware.com has to say about the 7k60, I have some very expectations about what this drive will deliver beyond what Dell's 40GB, 4200RPM drive-ette ever did.
I happen to have a spare 40GB 5400RPM drive straight from Dell lying around at the moment. I'm jus' sayin...
Message Edited by isnoop on 11-24-2003 04:42 PM
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Posted November 25th, 2003 13:00
OH MY GAWD .. you will LOVE the difference .. Trust me dude. If you are considering any other drive as a purchase ... you should consider just offing yourself now. You will be sorely disappointed with the performance of anything less...
I had the 40GB 5400 RPM and what a dog by comparison. If you can afford the 235 the wait until you can .. DON"T settle for something less than the 7K60.. you will not regret it..
Cheers, RDJ
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Posted November 25th, 2003 19:00
Professional Benchmarks re: battery life and performance on 4200, 5400, and 7200rpm hard drives.
http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/20031031/index.html
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Posted November 25th, 2003 19:00
Yes, but the reason I posted the question is that comparisons of some other drive to the 7k60 are essentially irrelevant.
Anyway, I've pretty much decided that when I have time for a proper clean install, I'll get the 5K80.165
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Posted November 28th, 2003 14:00
@CSmith06 wrote:
Oh, they sell it for $235 now, well zipzoomfly is still slightly cheaper : P
Unfortunately, everyone that I have checked... 4sure.com, ZipZoomFly, and mwave.com are all out of stock on the 7K60 right now.
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Posted November 23rd, 2003 14:00
I don't know about the 5K80 and the 7K60 specifically. I can tell you there is an incredible difference between my 40GB 5400 RPM drive and the 7k60 I replaced it with. I was so impressed with the difference I bought two more. best price .. mwave.com ....
Cheers, RDJ