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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:26p

Best Buy has the Hitachi 200GB External USB 2.0 Drive on sale for $139.99.

*Apply 10% off coupon to bring price down to 125.99. (thanks ANightShopper)

Linky

**YMMV**
The drive is sold as 5400rpm, but apparently many contain a 200GB 7K200 (HTS722020K9SA00) 16MB Buffer SATA drive inside. I've personally confirmed this with 2 separate units already.


There seems to be at least 2 different batches of these drives. It looks like the 7200rpm drives have the serial number sticker on the bottom of the package, with the S/N starting with "DTG". The ones with the 5400rpm drive has a the S/N sticker on the back of the packaging starting with some number other than "DTG".


Note that this external drive is only covered by Hitachi's warranty for 1 year, as opposed to the 3 yr warranty on the retail drive alone.


   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:26p

better version of 10%-off coupon Text

Here is a helpful note for those that are replacing MacBook hard drives. I have a Core 2 Duo 2ghz.

Plug the external hard drive into USB Port.
Reformat the drive using Disk Utility - Note, Make sure to select Partition-->Options-->GUID Partition Table

Follow These directions to clone the hard drive - Link to hard drive duplication

Swap out the hard drives.

You can find a tutorial on google.

Start the computer while holding the option key then select the new hard drive.

System should boot.

Last step is to select the startup disk System Preferences--> Startup Disk

I took me a long time to figure this all out so I hope it helps someone.


Perfect for the ps3. ps3 hard drive upgrade.

Message edited by: blizzardo on 2007-10-08 22:13:25 CDT
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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:31p

don't see why $150 for a 200GB portable drive is a hot price, even it's 7200rpm.


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:32p

maybe you should post this on www.thinwallet.com


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:34p

allen99172 said:don't see why $150 for a 200GB portable drive is a hot price, even it's 7200rpm.

Because it contains a 2.5" laptop drive that goes for $200 + by itself.


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:34p

its a 2.5" HD...


alert mods    
   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:37p

Obviously, this drive is not for everybody...

I think those familiar with the 7K200 will see the value in this.


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:40p

Hmm...

A 200gb, 7200RPM external drive that is USB-POWERED for $149?

BB specs page doesn't say so, but I'm thinking that this is actually a 2.5" notebook drive! Any chance we could pop it open and swap the drive into a laptop?

Just for comparison, a 200gb hitachi 7200rpm notebook drive on Newegg goes for over $200! (NEwegg link)

Can anyone confirm that there is a 2.5" drive inside here that could be swapped into a laptop? If so, then this is pretty hot!

*edit*

need to learn to read


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 10:42p

eyespii said:

Can anyone confirm that there is a 2.5" drive inside here that could be swapped into a laptop? If so, then this is pretty hot!

As per my op, I have...

HTS722020K9SA00 is the actual drive inside.


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 11:18p

would be pretty hot if it is a 200gb 2.5 7200rpm. i would buy this and switch my Dell hard drive out. What are the chances of getting the 7200rpm version?


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 11:21p

Is this 7200rpm drive faster than the 240GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120GB x 2) from HP laptop?


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   posted: Oct. 3, 2007 @ 11:46p

Thanks, OP. Use coupon to offset the tax.


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 12:38a

Isn't the 250GB 2.5" SATA drive at Costco for $139 a better deal?


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 12:51a

puppyfriend said:Isn't the 250GB 2.5" SATA drive at Costco for $139 a better deal?

You mean the WD? It's 5400rpm, vs the Hitachi @ 7200rpm


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 1:40a

Personally will stay away from Hitachi. Bought a 250G PATA a few years ago and partitioned to two. One part died last year.


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 1:51a

conquer said:Personally will stay away from Hitachi. Bought a 250G PATA a few years ago and partitioned to two. One part died last year.
And you'll hear the same for Western Digital, Seagate, Maxtor, Fujitsu, Samsung...


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 1:59a

poohbie said:conquer said:Personally will stay away from Hitachi. Bought a 250G PATA a few years ago and partitioned to two. One part died last year.
And you'll hear the same for Western Digital, Seagate, Maxtor, Fujitsu, Samsung...My almost 3 y.o. Hitachi 60GB 2.5" 7200rpm (7K200) has recently died just few weeks before the warranty is expired. Set up repair online sent the drive in to CA. Recieved the replaicement direct from China.


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 2:07a

ANightShopper said:poohbie said:conquer said:Personally will stay away from Hitachi. Bought a 250G PATA a few years ago and partitioned to two. One part died last year.
And you'll hear the same for Western Digital, Seagate, Maxtor, Fujitsu, Samsung...My almost 3 y.o. Hitachi 60GB 2.5" 7200rpm (7K200) has recently died just few weeks before the warranty is expired. Set up repair online sent the drive in to CA. Recieved the replaicement direct from China.
You mean the original 7K60...the first 7200rpm 2.5" drive to market. Exciting times.


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 2:07a

allen99172 said:don't see why $150 for a 200GB portable drive is a hot price, even it's 7200rpm.

why is it the 2nd post in every deal always the silliest and deserve all the red!!!!


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   posted: Oct. 4, 2007 @ 3:52a

How come the clueless are always the quickest to post?

This is more or less the fastest laptop hard disk series in the world... and considering the biggest bottleneck in most laptops is in fact their storage mechanism, putting one of these in will make a big, noticeable difference in everyday computer use.

Review:
http://storagereview.com/HTS722020K9A00.sr?page=0%2C7

I was thinking of getting a 100gb for $120, but this just blows that price out of the water.


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