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Old 27-11-2010, 03:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Well I got back my old Hitachi 160 GB HDD as a replacement. When inserting I noticed a huge difference in thickness compared with my new Seagate 500GB SATA. The Hitachi's thickness is double of the Seagate's. Both are of 7200 rpm's. May I know why there is a big difference in thickness?
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Old 27-11-2010, 03:42 PM   #2 (permalink)
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My old seagate 40Gb (2001 version) is also thick like yours.
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Old 27-11-2010, 04:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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maybe Hitachi using 4-5 platters. Seagate using 1 or maybe 2.
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So what's the effect of extra platters? Any differences in in terms of quality or performance?
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With single platter you get more performance vs 4-5 platters
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^^ shouldn't be difference in performance. main difference are: eats more power (slightly more), makes more noise & gets warm (the one with more platter). non of them will cause any problem but a small drawback.
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