[X Newbies] Hard Drive Upgrade

[Birgit Rhoads]

I got an  internal Western Digital 80GB with buffer cache 8MB.  It went for
$124.95 plus shipping and tax.  Pretty reasonable.  The 8MB cache makes it
quite fast.  I installed it as a second HD to supplement my IBM 20GB.

Birgit Rhoads


> From: Diego Terneus <dtern at earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: "Mac OS X Newbies" <X-Newbies at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:58:32 -0800
> To: "Mac OS X Newbies" <X-Newbies at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [X Newbies] Hard Drive Upgrade
> 
> Dean,
> Thanks for the information.
> I've seen the 5400 rpm Toshibas (www.transintl.com) and wonder how they
> compare with the IBM's. Anyone have any wxperience with these?
> I've got 768 Mgs of RAM, I just need more space for all my junk!
> Can't believe how just a few years ago I thought I had a huge hard drive
> when I upgraded an old PPC to 1Gig! Now 20 Gigs is not enough!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> On 2/3/03 9:45, "Dean Suhr" <deansuhr at carpedis.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am using an IBM 40G - it's quiet and fast - make sure that you get a 5400
>> RPM drive.  4200 is the standard RPM - this is 20% faster!
>> 
>> I bought from GoogleGear  <www.googlegear.com>  They were fast and had the
>> best price around.
>> 
>> This is the IBM I bought for $101 six months ago - it's $92 today:
>> http://www.googlegear.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100414
>> 
>> I see some Toshiba 60G drives but they are only 4200 RPM.
>> 
>> Dean
>> 
>> p.s.  A fast drive and some extra RAM will make your machine seem like new!
>> 
>> 
>>> on 2/3/03 8:59, Diego Terneus at dtern at earthlink.net wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi, All
>>> Well I think it's time to upgrade the hard disk on my TiBook (55o MHz) . I
>>> have the standard 20 Gig that came with it but think I now need at least a
>>> 40 Gig drive.
>>> I'm requesting your expertise in this matter, since there are so many makers
>>> and models out there, I'm almost overwhelmed in trying to make a decision.
>>> Is there a brand and model that anyone can recommend? A recommendation for a
>>> reliable source would also be well appreciated.
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> Diego Terneus
>>> http://www.stanford.edu/~diegot/index.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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