Are there any advantages to using 2.5" drives in a desktop? Are they quieter? I don't mean for OS/Program usage, I mean for storage. I've seen people talk about "drive-noise" but the noise that a 2.5" drive makes in my experience is practically non-existent. Will this be the same for a 7200rpm 3.5" drive?
Anyone?
i used a 2.5 in my desktop for a while, seems the same as the 3.5 but i couldn't mount it properly because the mounting space was designed for a 3.5, because of that it vibrated a bit more.
>>55347763
Don't you just use the 2.5"/SSD spaces?
>>55347443
Less noise and power consumption.
But they have slower sequential access and longer seek times, lower GB/sata port, so you should know what kind of workload you're using on them. I;d play videos and music off them but I wouldn't load a virtual machine or a game from a 2.5" drive.
>drive noise
Really not a concern unless you absolutely cant deal with any noise at all in which case you'd most likely have a case that has noise reduction and then it wouldn't matter
Theres no advantage. Theyre usually more expensive and dont have as high capacities as 3.5in
Sometimes less reliable too. Just use a 3.5 like a normal person
no my case dosn't have a 2.5 for some reason, just 5 or so 3.5 spaces
>>55347443
OP pic reminds what is better WD blue or a refurb ultrastar?
>>55347858
Never get a refurbished drive jesus christ
>>55347961
but it is a commercial drive not a consumer drive!
the only reason you use a 2.5 is if it is an actual enterprise drive (not one of those ghetto inline sas drives you buy from newegg).
otherwise you simply get slower performance and worse reliability
I noticed the cache size on most 2.5 inch drives is 8mb, whereas on 3.5 inch drives it's 64mb. Does this have a significant effect on performance? Also is the difference between 5200rpm and 7200rpm drives significant?
>slow
>unreliable
>hot.
Just get a 3.5.
>>55348249
>unreliable
This isn't true. 2.5" drives have about the same reliability as a 3.5" drives. But yes they're much slower.
>>55347797
Not him but yes you buy a 2.5" to 3.5" mount.
>>55348249
>Just get a 3.5.
Nah... go the whole hog and get a 5".
More sectors per track, more tracks per platter.
Enterprise models can have multiple head assemblies per disc, either on forked access arms to lower the latency or seperate actuators to enable dual-pathing.
buy ssd
Gives you a purpose for those extra 5.25" bays
