Comparison Table And Test Setup
| Manufacturer | Fujitsu | Hitachi | Samsung | Toshiba |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Number | MJA2500BH | Travelstar 5K500.B HTS545050B9A300 | Spinpoint M6 HM500LI | MK5055G |
| Form Factor | 2.5" (9.5mm) | 2.5" (9.5mm) | 2.5" (9.5mm) | 2.5" (9.5mm) |
| Capacity | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 5,400 RPM | 5,400 RPM | 5,400 RPM | 5,400 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 750 GB | 120, 160, 250, 320, 400 GB | - | 120, 160, 250, 320, 400 GB |
| Platters | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| NCQ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Operating Temperature | 5-55°C | 5-55°C | 5-55°C | 5-55°C |
| Specified Idle Power | 0.6 W | 0.8 W | 0.7 W | not specified |
| Measured Idle Power | 0.7 W | 0.8 W | 0.9 W | 0.7 W |
| Operating Shock (2ms, read) | 350 G | 400 G | 325 G | not specified |
| Warranty | 3 Years | 3 Years | 3 Years | 3 Years |
| Manufacturer | Seagate | Seagate | Western Digital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model Number | Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS | Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS | Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT |
| Form Factor | 2.5" (9.5mm) | 2.5" (9.5mm) | 2.5" (9.5mm) |
| Capacity | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 5,400 RPM | 7,200 RPM | 5,400 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 120, 160, 250, 320 GB | 160, 250, 320 GB | 80, 120, 160, 250, 320, 400 GB |
| Platters | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| NCQ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Operating Temperature | 0-60°C | 0-60°C | 0-60°C |
| Specified Idle Power | 0.8 W | 0.7 W | 0.9 W |
| Measured Idle Power | 0.9 W | 1.0 W | 1.0 W |
| Operating Shock (2 ms, read) | 350 G | 350 G | 350 G |
| Warranty | 3 Years | 3 Years | 3 Years |
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45 nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) |
| Motherboard (LGA 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX, Revision: 1.0, Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R, BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 2 GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35 400 GB ST3400832NS 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8 MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmarks | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12 PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27 Fileserver - Benchmark Webserver - Benchmark Database - Benchmark Workstation - Benchmark Streaming Reads Streaming Writes |
| System Software and Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Radeon 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
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Give me a 2.5" Raptor and to hell with the battery!
2.5" Raptor drives are 15mm in depth and therefore are not suitable for notebooks which require 9.5mm or 12.5mm depth drives.
plus the raptors require active cooling and would soon suffer heat related faliure in the cramped confines of a laptop
plus the connections wont be the same as a normal 2,5" hdd.
You guys are telling me we can cram Core i7, 3 x mechanical hard disks, beefy GPU, yet we can't accomodate a Veloci Raptor?
I'm betting it could be done. Simple potential-divider network to get the +12v etc. But even underneath my M570RU, it seems like there is loads of space for something bigger, I can only imagine bigger notebooks might have even more, and if not, with a small case modification, who knows what might be possible?
I even considered taking on this project myself, but then, I just purchased an Intel X25-M 160GB, and as you know - that dropped straight in...
And the connections would be the same, 'cept for the missing 12v.