Post by ppaaoolloo on Dec 8, 2009 18:18:32 GMT
Due to the massive nature of raw video and RAW image files once massive 200GB & 250GB drives aren't that big anymore. So I had to get bigger drives.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 0.5
Aperture: f/11.0
Lens Model: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Tripod: Manfrotto 055CXPRO4
Tripod Head: ARCA-SWISS Monoball Z1 SP Single Pan with Quick Set Device "Flip-Lock"
Display: Uncalibrated
750GB WD Scorpio Blue WD7500KEVT
- Largest capacity 12.5mm tall shipping hard drive at the moment. Newer notebooks can fit this tall of a hard drive.
- 5,200 RPM
- 8MB Buffer
- SATA 3 Gb/s Drive
- Product Website: www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=684
- 750GB drive went into the Late 2008 unibody Macbook Pro MB470LL/A w/ 4GB RAM
- Installed it myself and had to buy a larger handle #00 Philip screw
driver and a larger handle Torx Screw driver so the screw's thread wouldn't wear out.
- I don't hear clicking and it runs great
- Largest drive available for sale at the time of purchase
- I noticed a speed up from the original 250GB Hitachi Drive
- Planning to use the 250GB Hitach Drive in a Xbox 360 for a DIY hard drive upgrade
- Not available in the Philippines or Hong Kong. Had to buy it from Amazon.com and ask a friend to carry it home.
- Hard drive upgrade was done with a migration to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
640GB WD Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT
- Largest capacity 9.5mm tall shipping hard drive at the moment. All notebooks can fit this tall of a hard drive.
- 5,400 RPM
- 8MB Buffer
- SATA 3 Gb/s Drive
- Product Website: www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=683
- 640GB drive went into the Early 2008 pre-unibody Macbook Pro MB133LL/A w/ 4GB RAM
- Paid an Apple Authorized Service Providers to install it so I do not void the extended warranty of the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT in case it fails
- I hear it click sometimes but it works like a charm
- Had to use this drive because of the 9.5mm clearance
- I noticed a speed up from the original 200GB Fujitsu Drive
- Planning to use the 200GB Fujitsu Drive in a PS3 for a DIY hard drive upgrade
- Not available in the Philippines or Hong Kong. Had to buy it from Amazon.com and ask a friend to carry it home.
- Hard drive upgrade was done with a migration to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
This isn't an in-depth review and other sites can provide more comprehensive benchmarks. This is more of a reminder that when you need to upgrade your notebook you do have options. ;D
Also for desktops there are 2TB, 1.5TB and 1TB internal hard drive options out there. The noteable ones are from WD Caviar Black and the Seagate 7200.12 drives.
Also always make it a point to back up to an external drive. You never know when disaster will strike your computer.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: 0.5
Aperture: f/11.0
Lens Model: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Tripod: Manfrotto 055CXPRO4
Tripod Head: ARCA-SWISS Monoball Z1 SP Single Pan with Quick Set Device "Flip-Lock"
Display: Uncalibrated
750GB WD Scorpio Blue WD7500KEVT
- Largest capacity 12.5mm tall shipping hard drive at the moment. Newer notebooks can fit this tall of a hard drive.
- 5,200 RPM
- 8MB Buffer
- SATA 3 Gb/s Drive
- Product Website: www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=684
- 750GB drive went into the Late 2008 unibody Macbook Pro MB470LL/A w/ 4GB RAM
- Installed it myself and had to buy a larger handle #00 Philip screw
driver and a larger handle Torx Screw driver so the screw's thread wouldn't wear out.
- I don't hear clicking and it runs great
- Largest drive available for sale at the time of purchase
- I noticed a speed up from the original 250GB Hitachi Drive
- Planning to use the 250GB Hitach Drive in a Xbox 360 for a DIY hard drive upgrade
- Not available in the Philippines or Hong Kong. Had to buy it from Amazon.com and ask a friend to carry it home.
- Hard drive upgrade was done with a migration to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
640GB WD Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT
- Largest capacity 9.5mm tall shipping hard drive at the moment. All notebooks can fit this tall of a hard drive.
- 5,400 RPM
- 8MB Buffer
- SATA 3 Gb/s Drive
- Product Website: www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=683
- 640GB drive went into the Early 2008 pre-unibody Macbook Pro MB133LL/A w/ 4GB RAM
- Paid an Apple Authorized Service Providers to install it so I do not void the extended warranty of the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT in case it fails
- I hear it click sometimes but it works like a charm
- Had to use this drive because of the 9.5mm clearance
- I noticed a speed up from the original 200GB Fujitsu Drive
- Planning to use the 200GB Fujitsu Drive in a PS3 for a DIY hard drive upgrade
- Not available in the Philippines or Hong Kong. Had to buy it from Amazon.com and ask a friend to carry it home.
- Hard drive upgrade was done with a migration to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
This isn't an in-depth review and other sites can provide more comprehensive benchmarks. This is more of a reminder that when you need to upgrade your notebook you do have options. ;D
Also for desktops there are 2TB, 1.5TB and 1TB internal hard drive options out there. The noteable ones are from WD Caviar Black and the Seagate 7200.12 drives.
Also always make it a point to back up to an external drive. You never know when disaster will strike your computer.