laptops with 7200rpm drives

Brapuss · 17th August 2008, 10:15 PM

Hi all,

Im the market for a laptop at the moment (sub $2000) , i am looking for something with a decent grapics card not sli, 800mhz ram, and also at least 1 7200 rmp drive. I have always hated the 5400rpm drives, the pc just feels so slow.

can anyone recommend anything?

all i can see that have raid are the high spec dell M1730(sli) and alienware(never paying that much).

any help is appreciated.

Brapuss

Murder1 · 17th August 2008, 11:30 PM

Most XPS 1530's have the 200gb 7200rpm drives available (have to check with a rep beforehand)

SLATYE · 18th August 2008, 3:13 PM

Based on how much most manufacturers charge for HDD upgrades, it'd probably be cheaper to buy a base-model laptop and upgrade the HDD yourself. They're normally very easy to access, and 7200RPM laptop drives aren't too expensive now (about $135 for 200GB).

17th August 2008, 10:15 PM	#1
Brapuss Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kalgoorlie WA Posts: 65	laptops with 7200rpm drives Hi all, Im the market for a laptop at the moment (sub $2000) , i am looking for something with a decent grapics card not sli, 800mhz ram, and also at least 1 7200 rmp drive. I have always hated the 5400rpm drives, the pc just feels so slow. can anyone recommend anything? all i can see that have raid are the high spec dell M1730(sli) and alienware(never paying that much). any help is appreciated. Brapuss __________________ Coolermaster Cosmos 1000\|GA-EX38-DQ6\|Intel E8600 EO+Noctua NH-U12P(4.5Ghz 10x450Mhz@1.25v Load=45Deg)\|4GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400@900mhz+2GB Kingston Hyper-X PC2-9600@900mhz\|Gigabyte 9800GTX+Thermalright HR-03GT+Noctua120mmFan Ghetto Mod 820/2065/1124\|Windows 7 64\|1x 60Gb OCZ Vertex SSD\|1x 150 VelociraptoRaptor\|1x 500GB WD\|Antec True Power 1000W\| Last edited by Brapuss; 17th August 2008 at 10:15 PM. Reason: spelling

18th August 2008, 3:13 PM	#3
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,039	Based on how much most manufacturers charge for HDD upgrades, it'd probably be cheaper to buy a base-model laptop and upgrade the HDD yourself. They're normally very easy to access, and 7200RPM laptop drives aren't too expensive now (about $135 for 200GB). __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

17th August 2008, 11:30 PM	#2
Murder1 (Taking a Break) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Parramatta 2150 Posts: 682	Most XPS 1530's have the 200gb 7200rpm drives available (have to check with a rep beforehand)