06/Oct/2012

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/notebook-hard-drive-review,3270.html


1TB Models
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                                                  Load Power   (*) Performance   Price
                                                   Usage (W)   Rank Under Load    UKP     Supplier 

* Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 6Gbit/s 5400rpm          2.2               2         58.72    technextday.co.uk
  Samsung M8 HN-M101MBB 5400rpm                      2.6               3         67.20    Aria
  Toshiba MK1059GSM 12.5mm                           2.7               5         97.00    Amazon
  Toshiba MQ01ABD100 5400rpm                         2.9               4         67.18    CCL Online
  Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10JPVT              3.0               1         78.12    Scan

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750GB Models
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                                                  Load Power     Performance     Price
                                                   Usage (W)   Rank Under Load    UKP     Supplier 

  Toshiba MK7559GSXP 7200rpm                         2.5               5         80.57    Tekheads
  Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 5400rpm                   2.5               4         55.00    ADMI Limited
* Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 7200rpm                   3.0               1         61.27    technextday.co.uk
  Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD75500BPVT           3.2               6         58.50    Scan
  Western Digital Scorpio Black WD75500BPKT          3.4               2         70.50    Scan
  Seagate Momentus XT 7200rpm                        3.9               3         97.19    Amazon

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500GB Models
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                                                  Load Power     Performance     Price
                                                   Usage (W)   Rank Under Load    UKP     Supplier 

* Samsung M8 HN-500MBB 5400rpm                       2.7               3         40.80    Aria
  Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 7200rpm                   2.8               1        106.37    Amazon
  Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000LPVT 5400rpm    3.3               4         57.00    Scan
  Seagate Momentus XT 7200rpm                        3.4               2         61.95    awdituk


(*) http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/notebook-hard-drive-review,3270-9.html
    Write Access Time (h2benchw 3.16).