Need a new notebook hard drive...?

LeperousDust · 08-08-2010, 14:13

Do i go with the seagate momentus hybrid SSD 500Gb for speed ~£100

orrrrrr

750Gb western digital for maximum storage? ~£85

Cannot decide at all, i do feel like 500Gb might just be enough, that's what i was running, (but its true you really do never have enough space i had about 10Gb spare at all times

) but 750Gb in 9.5 form sounds deliciously large (but again i will just fill it with useless crap)...

Zirax · 08-08-2010, 14:28

Hybrid SSD? Thats a new one on me. I would say go for the faster drive. The hdd makes one hell of a difference on laptops. If you find you need extra space you can get 1tb external drives for not much

LeperousDust · 08-08-2010, 15:21

That is what i keep feeling, i'm really not sure how much i'll notice speed wise though, it "only" has a 4Gb SLC nand chip onboard, i would have hoped for 32Gb or more maybe? Its true i can archive my stuff to external drives but its always a pain in the ass, the stuff you want is never on your drive!

Del Lardo · 08-08-2010, 16:09

The Hybrid SSD looks like a very interesting proposition. Agree with Zirax, you can pick up an external 1TB HDD for buttons nowadays if you find you need the extra space.

kaiowas · 09-08-2010, 08:27

Personally for a laptop I'd be happy enough with a relatively small SSD that's only really big enough to run the OS and apps, then keep all the data on a NAS. But then I never really take my laptop out of the house so I've always got access to my LAN, might not be practical if you're away from home with it a lot.

LeperousDust · 09-08-2010, 13:42

Thats the problem, my laptops tend to get about a fair bit, and usually need music and film on them, i agree i can take a hard drive around with me, and i do, but it's just impractical sometimes... I am looking as SSD's though, they seem beautiful, but i don't think i could go less than 128Gb and the few i'm looking at in that region are already out my budget, nearer £250 compared to £100 with the hybrid... Shocking performance though!

The laptop inquestion does only have a dual core SU2300 though, so in the event of a blistering SSD i fear i might actually bottleneck in other areas

LeperousDust · 10-08-2010, 15:35

This puts the momentus into perspective! I think i'll be going for that instead of a smaller SSD, i do need the space more than the bleeding edge performance. I like to have all my music on my laptop as well, and the collection alone is over 100Gb's which leaves me little room to play with otherwise

Stan_Lite · 12-08-2010, 06:47

I'm like you Alex. I like to have everything on the internal hard drive. The whole point of a laptop/netbook, if you're traveling, is that it's small and light and easy to carry around. If you have to have a separate external drive to lug around all your media, it defeats the purpose somewhat.

One of the first things I did when I got my NC10 was to replace the 160GB HDD with a 500GB one. I now have about 130GB space left without my movies (which fill a portable 500GB drive). I'm seriously considering upgrading again to at least 750GB - more likely 1TB.

LeperousDust · 14-08-2010, 02:09

I agree, but i've gone with the 500gb momentus, i'll trim what i need, lets be honest i should be able to get by with 500gb, but it looks SUPER fast for what it is as well

Best of both!....

Mark · 16-08-2010, 15:59

Keep an eye on the reallocated sector count for the first few weeks. They sometimes go a bit potty. Mine hit 83 but that's possibly because I lost my grip on the laptop opening it while in use, but I've heard reports they'll also sometimes do it for no reason (and then fail completely).

08-08-2010, 14:13	#1
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Need a new notebook hard drive...? Do i go with the seagate momentus hybrid SSD 500Gb for speed ~£100 orrrrrr 750Gb western digital for maximum storage? ~£85 Cannot decide at all, i do feel like 500Gb might just be enough, that's what i was running, (but its true you really do never have enough space i had about 10Gb spare at all times ) but 750Gb in 9.5 form sounds deliciously large (but again i will just fill it with useless crap)... __________________

08-08-2010, 15:21	#3
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	That is what i keep feeling, i'm really not sure how much i'll notice speed wise though, it "only" has a 4Gb SLC nand chip onboard, i would have hoped for 32Gb or more maybe? Its true i can archive my stuff to external drives but its always a pain in the ass, the stuff you want is never on your drive! __________________

09-08-2010, 08:27	#5
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	Personally for a laptop I'd be happy enough with a relatively small SSD that's only really big enough to run the OS and apps, then keep all the data on a NAS. But then I never really take my laptop out of the house so I've always got access to my LAN, might not be practical if you're away from home with it a lot. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

09-08-2010, 13:42	#6
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Thats the problem, my laptops tend to get about a fair bit, and usually need music and film on them, i agree i can take a hard drive around with me, and i do, but it's just impractical sometimes... I am looking as SSD's though, they seem beautiful, but i don't think i could go less than 128Gb and the few i'm looking at in that region are already out my budget, nearer £250 compared to £100 with the hybrid... Shocking performance though! The laptop inquestion does only have a dual core SU2300 though, so in the event of a blistering SSD i fear i might actually bottleneck in other areas __________________

10-08-2010, 15:35	#7
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	This puts the momentus into perspective! I think i'll be going for that instead of a smaller SSD, i do need the space more than the bleeding edge performance. I like to have all my music on my laptop as well, and the collection alone is over 100Gb's which leaves me little room to play with otherwise __________________

08-08-2010, 14:28	#2
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Hybrid SSD? Thats a new one on me. I would say go for the faster drive. The hdd makes one hell of a difference on laptops. If you find you need extra space you can get 1tb external drives for not much

08-08-2010, 16:09	#4
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	The Hybrid SSD looks like a very interesting proposition. Agree with Zirax, you can pick up an external 1TB HDD for buttons nowadays if you find you need the extra space.

12-08-2010, 06:47	#8
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	I'm like you Alex. I like to have everything on the internal hard drive. The whole point of a laptop/netbook, if you're traveling, is that it's small and light and easy to carry around. If you have to have a separate external drive to lug around all your media, it defeats the purpose somewhat. One of the first things I did when I got my NC10 was to replace the 160GB HDD with a 500GB one. I now have about 130GB space left without my movies (which fill a portable 500GB drive). I'm seriously considering upgrading again to at least 750GB - more likely 1TB. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

14-08-2010, 02:09	#9
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	I agree, but i've gone with the 500gb momentus, i'll trim what i need, lets be honest i should be able to get by with 500gb, but it looks SUPER fast for what it is as well Best of both!.... __________________

16-08-2010, 15:59	#10
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Keep an eye on the reallocated sector count for the first few weeks. They sometimes go a bit potty. Mine hit 83 but that's possibly because I lost my grip on the laptop opening it while in use, but I've heard reports they'll also sometimes do it for no reason (and then fail completely).