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Hitachi or Fujitsu harddrive???
I'm ordering a z81sp from geared2play.com. I have 2 choices between hdd brands
Fujitsu 80gb 5400rpm @ 139$
Hitachi 80gb 5400rpm @ 135$
My only concern is that it doesn't break down. If the Fujitsu is more reliable i'd gladly pay the extra 4$.
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i know that Hitachi's are pretty highly recommended and have been for awhile, i think the Hitachi will be recommended more and it is cheaper so i would go with that. Hitachi's are known to be very reliable HDD's
and my god, it is a $4 difference!
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and my god, it is a $4 difference!
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just checking to see if that 4 dollars meant anything:)
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I had both. I know from reviews that Hitachi 80/5400 is faster than other HDDs with 5400rpm. Fujitsu's 80/5400 is one of the slowest. The difference in MB/s is like 10%. I think my subjective feeling about the booting time after my Fujitsu was replaced by Hitachi is confirming this. However, Hitachi is producing some clicking noise during operation which I haven't noticed with Fujitsu. Sometimes it disturbs a little bit if you are working in a very silent room.
Personally, if I would have second choice, I'd probably return to Fujitsu (or rather
try Samsung or Western Digital).
Concerning the HDD temperature, I don't notice difference, and I already don't remember what the reviews and the official specs say. I think it's because those were contradictory.
Hitachi would be more expensive here than Fujitsu but the difference is marginal.
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I have the 60GB Hitachi 5400 rpm drive in my M60 and it performs well. Much faster than the 4200 rpm drive in my old notebook and while there is a little noise, it's not that noticeable.
Matt
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id get the fujitsu.......
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i go for hitachi! reports said that its 5400 rpm hard drive comes close to other 7200 HDD.
The con, however, is that it gets hot faster. But its performance and reliability are the best!
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Hitachi seems reliable to me. Dunno about Fujitsu.
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I'd go for the hitachi.. why not get the 7200rpm?
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overall picture......both have good durable bearrings. fujitsu drive i have is next to completely silent and low heat output. hitachi is in league with IBM so im somewhat biased as i cant stand IBM hard drives due to the overwhelming problems with them. the hitachi's also run hot like the one guy said. BTW, the noticeable speed gains from having a 5400 RPM drive and a 7200 drive in my opinion are not worth the extra cost. you want fast as hell hard drives get something with a tricked out RAID setup.
in my experience with laptop hard drives of all brands the bearrings are usually the first things that cause problems. they spin around and around making heat then the bearrings get worn down then there is uneven spinning then there is an odd noise next thing you know hard drive is dead.
and i would shop http://newegg.com. they probably have the product you want for cheaper.