I just seen hard-drive..so I thought I'd try my luck..if I'm in the wrong forum please add a link So here goes I find myself in need of a 2.5 hard-drive..but wow are they expensive..seems the best budget minded is a 100GIG 4200rpm higher rpm higher price [really high]..My question is 4200 fast enough for Video I just bought an external Portable MPEG4 Player [CSE-MG-25] IT actually looks like a exernal HDD case I screwed up I thought it was a standard 3.5
@ rick5446 Suggest one at 7200rpm. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...8&Sku=THD-250A&SRCCODE=WEBGOOHD&CMP=KNC-GOOGL This is a link to a 250GB Seagate for $70.00 at Tiger Direct! Smoking deal!!! Maybe someone will provide other links to deals as well. Good luck!!!
Hello..YOBUZZB..Thats a good price,but that is not a 2.5.it's a 3.5..& remember size is everything..3.5 won't fit a 2.5 houseing
Hello..YOBUZZB..As U can see their is definetly a great difference in price..this is frm Tiger Seagate / 100GB / 4200 / 8MB / 2.5" / OEM / Mobile Hard Drive Item #: TMD-100A COMPARE Seagate / 100GB / 4200 / 8MB / 2.5" / OEM / Mobile Hard Drive The Momentus 4200.2 from Seagate is ideal for notebook applications that only require 4200-RPM and offers the perfect combination of performance and v $139.99 In Stock Manufacturer: Seagate Be the first to review this product Seagate / 100GB / 7200 / 8MB / 2.5" Mobile / Hard Drive Item #: TMD-100A2 COMPARE Seagate / 100GB / 7200 / 8MB / 2.5" Mobile / Hard Drive The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 is a 2.5-inch, 7200-RPM drive that is ideal for high-performance, workstation-class notebook PCs. $299.99 So as to my orig question is 4200 fast enough for playing movies
@ rick5446 Sorry about that. I didn't know you this was for a notebook. Yes, it is fast enough to watch dvd's but your read speed will greatly reduced as well as access to memory will be slower as well.
OK Well Thanks..YOBUZZB..Time is just not that important to me any more,no matter how slow or how fast.The older U get,Christmas just seems to be a week apart,birthdays get closer,weeks get shorter So the seek time is really the relivant difference?..If so I can live with that,your only talking mms dif
