NewEgg.com has the Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 0A56417 320GB SATA 5400 RPM 8MB Buffer Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive for $80 - $30 rebate [Exp 12/1] + $0 shipping = $50 shipped. Thermal Fly-height Control increases reliability of the two 160GB platters.
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#1
mike83wvu - Posted 5:05 pm PST 11/29/08 (135 Posts)
Not that great of a deal...slow!
#2
crv_rave - Posted 5:44 pm PST 11/29/08 (416 Posts)
bought one to upgrade my 60gb ps3 hdd.
5400 is fast enough.
5400 is fast enough.
#3
beachclub - Posted 6:00 pm PST 11/29/08 (29 Posts)
They have the 7200 for $19 more.
#4
pgmwenping - Posted 6:10 pm PST 11/29/08 (151 Posts)
It is good for ps3
#5
goldenboyfx - Posted 6:12 pm PST 11/29/08 (1078 Posts)
Good luck with the fake rebate
#6
channelv - Posted 6:35 pm PST 11/29/08 (1049 Posts)
are you kidding #1? This is by no means a slow drive!
#7
Demodocus - Posted 7:06 pm PST 11/29/08 (67 Posts)
I would just go for the 7200.
#8
LayZAss2I - Posted 8:19 pm PST 11/29/08 (74 Posts)
are the deskstars more reliable now with hitachi? i've had bad experiences w/the deathstars from the days when the division was owned by ibm. i'm looking to get the 2.5" 7200 320gb.
#9
liutui - Posted 8:23 pm PST 11/29/08 (53 Posts)
well, i had good luck with hitachi rebates before.
#10
mr.ed - Posted 8:33 pm PST 11/29/08 (1743 Posts)
$80 pretty good price for this. Get the rebate and you are a real winner.
#11
tacky1 - Posted 8:50 pm PST 11/29/08 (94 Posts)
@ # 8, Rest assured, The Deathstars were laid to rest, These are reliable drives, No problems with any of these in our laptops or Pc deskstars...
#12
ThoreauHD - Posted 9:08 pm PST 11/29/08 (296 Posts)
I'm sorry, but my time is worth more than waiting on a 5400 rpm drive. I'd start killing people if I had to use this.
#13
nonesuch - Posted 9:47 pm PST 11/29/08 (299 Posts)
#8, this is a Travelstar not a Deskstar. I've had Travelstars in my laptops since 1996, no problems there.
#14
bostonman - Posted 9:59 pm PST 11/29/08 (1024 Posts)
#13, you should use 10K rpm drive. I use them at work, they are much faster than the slow 7200!
#15
innergeek - Posted 10:20 pm PST 11/29/08 (18 Posts)
I'm just tired of doing the rebate jiggle; I'll pass on this one.
#16
slapshot - Posted 11:08 pm PST 11/29/08 (28 Posts)
5400RPM drives use less electricity than 7200RPM. Your laptop battery will last longer.
#17
slapshot - Posted 11:09 pm PST 11/29/08 (28 Posts)
But then again, it only has 8MB cache.
Here is the drive #3 was talking about:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145228
It has 16MB cache.
Here is the drive #3 was talking about:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145228
It has 16MB cache.
#18
lniu - Posted 11:12 pm PST 11/29/08 (221 Posts)
i had one die on me =(
#19
Milwaukee - Posted 12:15 am PST 11/30/08 (73 Posts)
Why?? go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136280 and be done with it. Fastest drive available. If you can't afford it, save up.
#20
kiwimonk - Posted 12:48 am PST 11/30/08 (22 Posts)
I'm going to have to add that I have the 160gb version of this drive that came stock in my asus notebook.. It is noticeably slow and from day one made some pretty strange clicks now and then.. I thought it was going to fail when I fist got it.. I would seriously look into what #19 said.. That WD Newegg drive is very tempting if your in the market for a Laptop drive. Otherwise, This thing works if you wanna save a few bucks.
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