Cheap Laptop HDD's = D

[thefishmafia]

I am a bit new to the forums (though i have been a fan quite a while) so I didn't know whether to put this in tech help or not, because I am mostly looking for suggestions.

A few months ago, my shaky school laptop's hardrive (i didn't really care for the computer because i did everything else on my rig) really messed up because of them bad sectors (it fell a few times and it shook a lot).

Anyway, the hard drive is basically unusable and I am looking for another cheap hard drive that I am going to install Linux on (looking at Fedora or maybe Ubuntu, looking at derivatives like Xubuntu).

So, I am starting to look on Newegg for good solid hard drives and I am requesting that maybe some of you fellow geeks can suggest something so the research workload can be lifted a bit.

The laptop's old hard drive (HITACHI 320GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s) was 3.94 in. * 2.75 in. with a height of 7 mm

Since I bought a WD Blue 500GB for my rig (see in profile maybe) and it hasn't failed me (yet), I thought about this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236498

So I would really appreciate it if you guys gave some good suggestions because I have to buy soon.

also if you are going to recommend an SSD than don't bother because i am not willing to spend that kind of money, unless its under $70 which limits choices a lot...

also i dont now if moving it to "computer hardware" discussion is good

also also, feel free to argue with each other because i want a really good deal

[Guest]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178340

 

Seagate SSHD, 1TB + 8GB cache

 

or the Momentus 7200rpm 500GB works too. I can't link it, the link is broken, just search it up.

 

Why would we want to argue with each other??  :huh:

[Probenja]

Yeah, the WD Blue is a good option.

 

Still, here are some SSD's that are not that much expensive 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd9sc120gmdfrb

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdp128gg25

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g

[Leonard]

@thefishmafia.....

 

 

5200RPM

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Drives-Notebook-WD3200LPVX/dp/B00C9TECUO/ref=sr_1_21?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397782695&sr=1-21&keywords=2.5+sata+hard+drive

http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-Internal-0S02857/dp/B003SX0OQG/ref=sr_1_19?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397782695&sr=1-19&keywords=2.5+sata+hard+drive

 

7200RPM....

http://www.amazon.com/0J26005-Travelstar-Internal-Hard-Drive/dp/B008021JHI/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397782777&sr=1-1&keywords=2.5+sata+hard+drive

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Black-Notebook-WD5000BPKX/dp/B00DSUTWMQ/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1397782811&sr=1-9&keywords=2.5+sata+hard+drive

[thefishmafia]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178340

Seagate SSHD, 1TB + 8GB cache

or the Momentus 7200rpm 500GB works too. I can't link it, the link is broken, just search it up.

Why would we want to argue with each other?? :huh:

I like the specs and I would probably put a desktop equivalent in my rig, but the price is a bit much. the most i would be willing would be like $65 (i know that really limits things)

but thanks for giving me that link, i could use it later on.

also, if you guys argue, i would get better and better suggestions eventually

just wondering, what is the performance difference between an SSHD and a normal 7200rpm HDD? how about against an SSD

Yeah, the WD Blue is a good option.

Still, here are some SSD's that are not that much expensive

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-internal-hard-drive-ssd9sc120gmdfrb

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdp128gg25

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g

I especially like the first one and I might consider it, but the storage is a bit low and considering I ate up 100GB in the first few months i had my laptop (i do programming and general messing around), 120GB seems like a little bit

but it looks REALLY GOOD so thanks a lot. I've heard that once you go SSD, you never go back.

aaand, if i ever want to replace the laptop storage again, than i could add it to my rig

its also good because if i limit my messing around to my rig, then i could just keep school stuff on it and the storage would definetely not be a problem.

also, i looked at your dream PC specs and.... not to brag or anything....just check out my rig in my profile...

[lucky74dog]

Try running Disk check if you can get it to boot. Also, edit your posts instead of making new ones.

[Guest]

Well, there's not much choice in the 2.5" and 3.5" market these days since Samsung no longer makes drives.

 

You can choose from either:

 

HGST aka Hitachi (now owned by WD)

A WD blue or black drive

A Seagate Momentus drive

 

because WD and Seagate bought all of the competitors so it's like every other component in the PC space: duopolies galore. Intel vs AMD, Nvidia vs. AMD, now Seagate vs. WD etc.

 

Going from 5400rpm to 7200rpm doesn't make all the difference, a 8GB cache will make it faster.

[thefishmafia]

Try running Disk check if you can get it to boot. Also, edit your posts instead of making new ones.

don't think i haven't tried that already...