If I order the 500Gb version, am I guaranteed it will be a single-platter drive?
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Your not guaranteed a single platter drive unless Seagate confirms it for the particular version your ordering. Unfortunately, Seagate makes several types of 500GB hard drives. A single-drive platter (disk) is not common with most manufacturers. Hard drives usually have more than 1 platter mounted on the same spindle. Basically, multiple platters suppose to speed up access to data by creating quicker movement of the head. However, an increase in platters tends to increase power, heat generated and the Hard Drives susceptibility to operational failure.
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I don't believe it is, I'm curious as to why you would want a single platter versus a multiplatter drive.
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If you get what you are ordering, and what you are ordering is the ST500DM002 then yes, you are getting a single platter drive (http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/docs/manual/desktop/Barracuda%207200.12/100672652b.pdf - scroll down to page 11 and note that the ST500DM002 has 1 disk). And generally speaking a single platter drive is going to be faster, quieter, and cooler (google it).
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I just connected a 500GB (WD500AADS, ASIN: B002P3KO4C search it on Amazon) drive using a sata to USB connector (ASIN: B000J01I1G search it on Amazon). I had to use the tuner to format (fat32), and it shows up as a 465GB drive. I hit the PVR button, and recorded a sample, no problem. I imagine the pre-packaged drives would work the same.
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I don't know if you can be sure, but I bought mine over 3 months ago and it is the removable drive version.
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to you it looks like 1 drive. The firmware on the drive uses the ssd for the most active files. you don't control that. format the partition and load your os. i think you will like it! I am really very happy with the performance; it is very smooth and very consistent.
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Yes. OS independent. You will want to format it for the OS you will be using but the drive will accommodate either.
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After Formatting it and the OS takes almost 11% of the formatted Drive... 806GB is Available of the 1TB ,which in my opinion it's still a lot, can't really say on the 500GB though
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No, it's just showing you the platter type and what it looks like inside. It's a perfectly fine working piece of equipment. It's not used, it's not refurbed or anything. This type of packaging just means that it was normally used in like OEM equipment, but they didn't need to use it, or that it was just overstock stuff. It's a brand new hard drive.
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The drive itself is exactly the same (tray loading). The difference is the included software bundle.
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My didn't have one but some might depending on who you order from. You can ask or check the discriptions too to see if they offer a disk.
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Not if it isn't retail. I usually buy oem drives, they just arrive in bulk. If you are loading any Windows version, it will format the drive.
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Maybe it is luck of the draw. I ordered directly from Amazon and received the bad cardboard packaging. I have not got around to installing the drive yet(hopefully this weekend), so do not know if there will be issues.
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The Hard Disk Drive for this unit is 1TB. We have contacted Amazon to correct the listing.
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According to the box the max is 1TB drive. I have 500gb drives in the 2 I got the drives are a tight fit
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This is just a case for a drive, not a drive itself. You need to purchase that separately.
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Hi D. Petitpas,I was wondering if anyone would ever reply to my post. I didn't know that these drives were shipped pre-formated and I don't think that it is listed in it's description here on Amazon. Thank you so very much for setting me straight!
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Yes it is diskless. You can chose what size disks you want for the total size
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the other two replies here are a bit misleading; yes all notebook-sized hard drives are 2.5" platters, but the drive height is what makes a difference. standard is 9.5mm, while the drive you linked is 12.5mm. i haven't actually received the laptop yet, though i did read a review saying there appeared to be enough room for a larger drive like that.safest bet is to stick with 9.5mm height drives, of which 1tb varieties were recently made available. hope this helps!