[G4] Upgrading Powerbook HD

Andrew T. Lynch atlynch at mac.com
Wed Oct 20 14:16:46 PDT 2004


I have done the same upgrade in my 1Ghz TiBook as well.  I have noticed 
the fan seems to be on more, at least when attached to the ac adapter.  
I almost never run on battery for more than an hour or so, so I cannot 
comment on battery life.

-Drew

On Oct 20, 2004, at 1:57 PM, Hal wrote:

> I've run a 60GB 7200rpm Hitachi/IBM Travelstar in both a 1gHz TiBook 
> and a 12" AlBook (1.33gHz). In both cases, it worked great. I'm using 
> the AlBook right now in fact.
>
> In both cases, I didn't see a noticeable drop in battery life, but I 
> did notice a visible increase in overall system performance. 
> Everything just seemed "snappier".
>
> As usual, your mileage may vary...
>
> -Hal
>
> On Oct 20, 2004, at 12:34 AM, John Guzman wrote:
>
>> I want to upgrade my internal HD of my G4 Ti Powerbook with a faster 
>> 7200RPM HD.
>>
>> Has anyone done this?
>>
>>
>> Would my battery charge not  last as long as it does?
>>
>>
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