4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A quality performer, 21 Feb 2010
This review is from: Seagate - Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS - Hard drive - 320 GB - internal - 2.5'' - SATA-300 - 7200 rpm - buffer: 16 MB (Electronics)
I bought this to replace my SMART failing HDD in my 13.3" White MacBook a few months ago, and have noticed several things, itemised here for clarity:
1: Boot times have been reduced by about a 1/3. Very welcome, says I.
2: Increased storage is a godsend. Hello Win7!
3: Battery drains ever-so-slightly faster, but read-write speeds are much quicker. An ample trade-off for a photographer like me.
4: Seek noises (the clicking some people complain about) are much lower in volume than my stock drive.
On a side note, the box this came in was quite bizarre - The postman delivered to my neighbours whilst I was out, and when I came back, they handed over a box that you would expect to find a printer in. I couldn't fathom what might be inside, as this was the only thing I had bought online for ages. Opened it up to find a single A4 sheet detailing my delivery, and a small box that contained the hard-drive in an anti-static bag. No additional padding.
Slapped the drive in, fearing the worst, only to be told that it was in tip-top condition. Very pleased, particularly as my sorting office does their best to destroy anything and everything that passes through their domain.
Conclusion: The packaging may be a bit off (perhaps that was just mine), but once it gets to you, a brilliant little upgrade. Go for it!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Improved Sony, 28 Aug 2010
This review is from: Seagate - Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS - Hard drive - 320 GB - internal - 2.5'' - SATA-300 - 7200 rpm - buffer: 16 MB (Electronics)
Replaced the failed Fujitsu in my Sony Vaio laptop, immediate performance improvement and increase in Windows Experience rating for the hard drive from 4.4 to 5.9. 6 months on, still great and highly recommended.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Probably a great drive??, 25 May 2011
This review is from: Seagate - Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS - Hard drive - 320 GB - internal - 2.5'' - SATA-300 - 7200 rpm - buffer: 16 MB (Electronics)
No doubt a great drive but despite ordering from ADMI I never got to find out as even though they advertised it as being in stock it wasn't.
However, I never discovered this until emailing ADMI 5 days after placing the order because they hadn't yet dispatched it. I was then told it was out of stock and they probably wouldn't have it for 1-2 weeks. I discovered, on examining their feedback, that this isn't exactly a rare occurrence so I cancelled the order. I then discovered that Amazon don't allow feedback on orders that have been cancelled (a handy way of keeping bad feedback to a minimum and increasing sales perhaps) so this note is the only opportunity I have to warn other potential victims. I ordered a WD Black Sapphire instead from another seller as the price for this one increased to £60+ but on writing this review, a few days after my experience, ADMI are once again advertising it as in stock. Whether it is or not who knows?
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