itachi 7k320 Travelstar ships

MacBookProJoe · May 8, 2008

Uses 25% less power than the older 7k200 it replaces

http://www.computerworld.com/action...articleId=9083238&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_top

LeAstrale · May 8, 2008

Seems nice but would it fit in a MacBook ?

MacBookProJoe · May 8, 2008

LeAstrale said:
Seems nice but would it fit in a MacBook ?

9.5mm in height!!!

Yep.

Avenger2SER · May 8, 2008

found my next upgrade. As soon as I come back from europe, if I have money left over

fruvos · May 8, 2008

am I right in thinking that the MacBook will only support drives up to 250Gb? ie, although the hardware will physically fit into a macbook, it can't support a drive of that capacity ....

fleurya · May 8, 2008

I though Hitachi and Seagate have alreayd made 2.5" drives up to 500GB? (5400rpm) Is it the 7200 rpm that makes this drive newsworthy?

Personally, I would rather have a 5400rpm drive anyway to conserve energy.

MacBookProJoe · May 8, 2008

THe 500 Gig drives only fit in the 17" chasis.

As to whether the operating system can handle a 320? I dont know that.

jah · May 9, 2008

usually Hitachi is the first out with new technology, be aware their reliability may be low.

Vomit Stain · May 10, 2008

My Macbook ('07) has a 500Gb drive in it and it works just fine.

Vomit Stain · May 10, 2008

Brain fart, its a 320GB 5400.
Sorry

Kash · May 10, 2008

This Hitachi drive is interesting because formerly, the largest 7200RPM drive in the 2.5" form factor was 200GB. 5400RPM drives, as exhibited by VS, have capacities up to 500GB.

MRT555 · May 10, 2008

jah said:
usually Hitachi is the first out with new technology, be aware their reliability may be low.

Actually Fujitsu made the first 320GB 7200 rpm drive, the Fujitsu MHZ2 BJ. Hitachi is the first to actually ship it. Fujitsu made theirs in March

MacBookProJoe · May 10, 2008

Ive not heard reliability issues with Hitachi.

IF there was a 500Giger that would fit inside my 15.4" Mac I might go that route instead of this new 7200 Hitachi.

kgeier82 · May 13, 2008

boy, they are sure taking their time getting these bigger, faster drives to market arent they?

if i had to choose between 500GB 5400 or 320GB 7200, id go 500 in a heartbeat. you get about 60% MORE storage, for about the same speed. thats a no brainer to me. when you start fillin the 320 up, its gonna slow down. itll just take you much longer to fill the 500

only one i can find: too much money for me.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10008355