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Seagate Momentus 7200.4

Analysis and Conclusion:

I really went into this skeptical, I promise I did.  But I’ve been using this drive daily for weeks, and I just can’t find a single weak spot.  The only thing I can come up with is a slight increase in susceptibility to gyroscopic effects over a 5400 RPM drive, but laptop drives being laptop drives, they’re designed to cope with these stresses.  It’s definitely more expensive than a slower drive, by a good 50% or so, but that’s about $40 that will make one of the things your computer does all the time something like three times as fast, and having experienced this I’d not just willingly pay the premium for the faster drive, I’d pay it eagerly.

Pro’s:

  • Incredibly fast, compared to the cutting edge of two years ago.
  • Incredibly big compared to the cutting edge of two years ago.
  • Quieter than my cooling fans, and Apple cooling fans are nearly silent.
  • Less power means less heat and longer battery life.

Con’s:

  • Premium price for the extra speed.


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8 Comments... What's your say?

  1. @dean miller, hey boddy i went to http://www.buyergen.com but i think dis online market is gonna be launched soon.. yet not started… but i liked thyere options anyway.

    well… i can give you a online store’s web address… there services are good.. http://www.micropartsusa.com

    thanks buddy… best of luck.

  2. thanks buddy for this nice review… i knew a online market place http://www.buyergen.com
    but could anybody please suggest me any online store who are specialzed in selling hard drives… powesupplies etc… ?

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