Thread: What is the best 2.5" HDD - (Seagate 320GB 2.5" HDD)

Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB 2.5" Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM

Is This a good HD for 48 pounds? or is there a better one i could get for that price i looked as hard as i could with the knolage that i have and i thought this to be the best can anyone agree with me or is their a better hd for that price on the net?

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Product Specifications

General

Device TypeHard drive - internal Width 7cm Depth 10cm Height 9.5mm Weight 110g

Hard Drive

Form Factor2.5" x1/8HCapacity 320GB Interface TypeSerial ATA-300Buffer Size 16MB FeaturesQuietStep, Nativ Command Queuing (NCQ), Ramp Load, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR)Compliant Standards S.M.A.R.T.

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate 300MBps (external) Average Latency 4.17ms Spindle Speed7200 rpm

Reliability

Non-Recoverable Errors1 per 10^14Start / Stop Cycles 600,000

Expansion /Connectivity

Interfaces 1x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA Compatible Bays 1x internal - 2.5" x 1/8H

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature 0°C
Max Operating Temperature 60°C
Shock Tolerance 350g @ 2ms (operating) / 1000 g @ 1ms (non-operating)

Not sure if you have Amazon available being UK, but for about 41 pounds (converted from USD) you can get a [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Notebook-WD3200BEKT/dp/B001CO3EKQ"]Scorpio Black[/ame] w/free fall sensor and 5 yr. warranty.

Not familiar with Amazon.com US versus Amazon.uk though.

I can't find a better 320GB Hard drive for that price in the UK. If you factor in the delivery though it is cheaper on Dabs.com Seagate 320GB Momentus 7200.4 SATA-300 7200rpm 16mb (ST9320423AS) - dabs.com

The Seagate is a solid drive as well and should be fast with 7200RPM spin speed and 16MB Cache. I would say the WD Scorpio Black mentioned by Manute is slightly better but it's also more expensive and in real world use you're unlikely to notice the difference.