Scorpio 320GB SATA Hard Drive or Seagate Momentus 7200.2 200GB Hard Drive?

The Georgi

I'm having trouble deciding on a laptop hard drive. I currently am 20GB short of being full on my current 120GB internal drive. I also have an external hard disk but that is also full. So I'm planning on buying a new internal disk and using the old one as a portable external.

The main differences between the two drives are:

Scorpio has 120GB more capacity

Momentus has 7200rpm versus the 5400rpm Scorpio

Momentus has a 16MB cache versus the 8MB cache of the scorpio

The scorpio is about $30 less than the momentus.

The manufacturers sites are:
Scorpio: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=377
Momentus: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=mod_ST9200420AS&vgnextoid=cb31213b5a5e3110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=c021a47948a3d010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&reqPage=Model

Answer
get the one with more space duhhh!

who cares which is faster, what are yo gonna say when you finally find you need more than 200 and you only have 200gb hdd?

Are there any standalone media players available?

Kevin

Is there anything that I can just slap my hard drive into and it will my songs & movies from? I'd like it to be compact, approximately the size of a dvd player, and have a remote. And I'd like it to start up right away. I don't want it to be a pc. Thanks

Answer
At this point in time choosing a good HD media player basically boils down to a choice between the level of content streaming versus support for audio and video formats and extensions. As one might expect there is no all-around HD media player currently on the market that can do both exceedingly well. In your case it sounds like the latter will be of greater importance.

Based on your requirements I recommend choosing from the following media players:

(Shenzhen) Egreat Technology Co. âHD Popular Seriesâ Media Players
http://www.egreatworld.com/en/product-default-7.html
â Futeko Support Knowledgebase
(Page contains firmware updates for select HiMedia, Kaiboer, EAGET, and Egreat players)
http://www.futeko.com/navpage/support.php

HDI Dune - HD Smart Media Players and Extension Modules
http://www.dune-hd.com/hd_players/current/

Syabas Technology âPopcorn Hourâ Networked Media Jukeboxes and Accessories
http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/

Of course when it comes to hard disk drives the easiest non-networked solution is to simply use a portable or external HDD connected to the eSATA or USB (3.0) ports on the media player; it would certainly open up the field of media player choices. If youâre willing to use eSATA or USB to connect external drives then add the following media players to your list above:

A.C.Ryan Playon!HD2 Full HD Network Media Player
http://www.acryan.com/web/product/playonhd2/

Mede8er MED500X High Definition Media Player
http://www.mede8er.com

HiMedia Technology
â HD600A
http://www.himedia-tech.cn/en/product_show.php?id=24
â HD600B
http://www.himedia-tech.cn/en/product_show.php?id=25

As I am sure you will quickly discover, many of these media players cost the same or more than some full-featured BD players that include support for audio and video streaming from external NTFS formatted drives. (For example, many LG Electronics BD players support USB flash drives and external hard disk drives formatted in FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS when accessing files , i.e., music, photos, and movies. Also, select models of Samsung BD players support files stored on FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formatted USB flash drives. And there are likely even more BD and universal disc players available from other manufacturers that also support NTFS formatted drives.)

With respect to the WD TV Live Hub and Seagate FreeAgent® GoFlex⢠TV media players: the Western Digital WD TV Live Hub simply contains an internal 2.5-inch hard disk drive, as is the case with several jukebox / media server style media players. The Seagate FreeAgent® GoFlex⢠TV HD Media Player allows you to plug in a 2.5-inch hard disk drive but you are restricted to using proprietary Seagate GoFlex portable drives. In addition, the consensus of experienced media player owners shows a greater preference for the media players listed above over the WD TV Live Hub and Seagate FreeAgent® GoFlex⢠TV units.
 

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