A few months back, we published a comparison of several
100GB 2.5" HDDs.
Today, we have a pair of 120GB 2.5" HDDs, offering more than DOUBLE the
capacity of what most of today's laptops, and MP3 players have.
How much is 120GB? Well, below are average sizes of various forms
of software and multimedia files:
- MP3s are about 4MB per song, 160kbps, VBR
- Windows XP + Office 2003 + various other work-related software is
about 10GB
- Your Outlook PST file is considered obese when it hits 1GB, so lets
say 500MB
- A good DVD is around 7GB with all the extras
- A high-end game is around 2GB when fully loaded on HDD
- A DivX movie is often in multiples of 700MB
- RAW photos can hit 10MB
- JPGs from pro-sumer digital cameras reach 2MB
- And of course, a good-sized downloaded JPG is about 100k
120GB is just a monstrosity of space in such a little package.
Take your digital gluttony to a new level with these cavernous drives.
Which one is best for you? Read on and find out...
UPDATE, Jan 2006: We've added the Fujitsu
MVH2120AH into the mix here. Check it out!
PLEASE NOTE:
Some laptop and MP3 player manufacturers will consider your warranty VOID if
you decide to crack open your device. Please consult your users
manual or contact your device's manufacturer to be 100% sure.
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