I've performed the addonics reader upgrade in two of my laptops: a 1400 and a Duo 270c. They work great, but the upgrade takes a little getting used to because of the absence of noise, especially during boot. Anecdotally, the batteries seem to last longer with the CF drives as well. On Dec 2, 2008, at 4:35 AM, Ralph Mawyer wrote: > There are other things I'd rather do, but other than being tedious > and having to be really methodically in keeping track of the screws > and order of disassembly, using any of the guides on the net it's > not too bad. > > If you are going in you might as well think about RAM and even G3 > upgrade if you can find one. > > > On Dec 2, 2008, at 6:02 AM, Noah Wood wrote: > >> I have a 2400 and I've been really thinking of buying this: >> http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/ad44midecf.asp >> (the single slot) to replace that noisy HD that's in my 2400 already. >> Had anyone tried this or have experience with this in another laptop? >> LEM had an article about this to replace the HD in a 1400, it's >> significantly easier to replace the HD in the 1400 vs the 2400. Is >> getting to the HD in the 2400 not something for the faint of heart or >> would I be okay doing it? >> > > Ralph Mawyer, Jr. > San Antonio, Texas > > PB2400c/G3-320/112MB/80MB HD/Yu-Plan Keyboard > mac2400 http://www.sarofax.com/mac2400/index2.html > Your PowerBook 2400 Reference Site > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little > temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". Benjamin > Franklin, 1759. > > > _______________________________________________ > DuoList mailing list > DuoList at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/duolist