Can you give me alternatives to the SSD?
I currently have an old 5,400 rpm drive inside, but don't want to install an SSD because the notebook only has to do small jobs.
SSHD is said to be even slower than a standard 7200rpm HDD.
Why not a 128GB SSD? You can get them for 20 euro. That should be enough for "small jobs".
Which model is used does not matter to the end user. This applies to both the various HDDs and the various SSDs.
May I ask why you don't want an SSD? Are you using too little electricity? Is the latency too low? Or don't you like the IOPS number over 20,000?
Just build a 60 or 120GB SSD makes no sense to buy a HDD
2.5 "WD Black run at 7200rpm. At least it used to be like that. There were some from Seagate, but I think they are no longer manufactured.
7200rpm isn't that much faster. They are just loud.
You won't get an SSD replaced and an SSD is definitely worth it even for small jobs! Actually, an SSD is all the more suitable for small jobs. A computer game is usually only started once and then it runs.
60 is too small if it should be a Windows computer.
128GB would be too small for me. But if you don't want to install or store much, then 128GB would be an alternative.
Thank you, I will probably have to buy an SSD because as you say it is the only alternative.
Could you give us the exact identification of the manufacturer and model of your notebook along with the current interface connection of the current HDD to the system? (IDE, SCSI or SATA I, II or III)
The maximum installation size of the drive in its structural dimensions would be just as interesting as the future storage space requirements.
The spindle speed increase itself can be a fictitiously identical HDD drive with fictitiously identical storage technology and data density per platter max. Approx. 33% improvement in data transfer and access time with the same size (1.8, 2.5 or 3.5 "size) result in a spindle speed of 7200 vs. 5400 rpm.
Acer Aspire 7738G
Even the smallest model with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6300 and 500 GB HDD would have to work with a 512 TB SATA 150 GB / s SSD instead of the 320 MB SATA HDD without AHCI.
I couldn't find out more about the Tech-Specs in the short term.
Possibly. You can find out more details about the exact SATA standard and possible AHCI support from Acer.
A 7200 HDD costs 2.5 "compared to the 5200/5400 standard - otherwise only unnecessary battery, gets louder and warmer, but not really noticeably faster / more agile in terms of access times.
Thanks for your research, I'll see what can be done.
