Samsung M5 or M6 HDD for Laptop?

[Timaphillips]

Why can I not find any Samsung Spinpoint M6's for laptops? All I can come up with is M5's all over the place. Are the M6's just bigger in capacity? I'm thinking of swapping my current 80GB Hitatchi for a 160 GB Samsung.

 

[KurrentEweser]

Is this big enough?

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG M6 Series HM320JI 320GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - Laptop Hard Drives

 

[Timaphillips]

Is this big enough?

Newegg.com - SAMSUNG M6 Series HM320JI 320GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - Laptop Hard Drives

The 320 is probably a dual platter format, right? I assume it is less power efficient compared to the 160 i was looking at.

 

[KurrentEweser]

Yes, 160gb per platter. The power requirements and power consumption specs for the M6 320gb and the M5 160gb drives are identical.

 

[Timaphillips]

Yes, 160gb per platter. The power requirements and power consumption specs for the M6 320gb and the M5 160gb drives are identical.

How about performance? Does the M6 have any new tech. that justifies upgrading from the M5?

 

[KurrentEweser]

The performance is the same.

http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...2&subtype=67&model_cd=298&tab=spec&ppmi=1159#

http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...2&subtype=67&model_cd=324&tab=spec&ppmi=1159#

 

[Timaphillips]

The performance is the same.

http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...2&subtype=67&model_cd=298&tab=spec&ppmi=1159#

http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...2&subtype=67&model_cd=324&tab=spec&ppmi=1159#

Maybe the Samsung site isn't the best place to find out actual speed/power ratings. I'll have to scour tom's Hardware again.