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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 12:12 pm
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Flahusky
 
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Laptop drives in the 1tb range are pretty new. Issue is:
Some are OVER SIZED as in yes they are 2.5" form factor BUT they are also THICK as in 12.5mm tall -v- 9.5mm tall. ie they physically will not fit in the laptop.

While the spindle speed may be 5400 rpm they are as fast as some 7200rpm drives due to data density.

To get a drive meeting your needs you are looking at enterprise data drive specs and they are just above your threshold in cost $210 per drive. Catch is they also need more power then some MBs can supply. Think I read idle was 3.31 watts, 15mm thick and since it is a SERVER drive it will bake it self in a laptop if you manage to wedge it in.

To be honest, unless your editing video the spindle speed isn't critical.
A lot of people will do a SSD drive with nothing but the OS on it (128gb) then toss a 750gb spinner in.
I like the Western Digital Scorpio Blue 750gb drives cheap and they work. IF you really want/need the 7200rpm drive add the $20 and get the Scorpio Black
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