[Ti] 60gb TravelStar - quick question

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>>OK, now we are getting somewhere.  So Luke and I had both assumed that the
>>street was the same length, but according to this, the 5400RPM drive has 1.5
>>miles to travel (ref: Luke's post).

>>So for two drives of the same capacity, one at 5400RPM and 3 platters, and the
other 4200RPM and two platters, the 4200PM Drive is

>>         4200
>>         ----
>>        2
>>     ------------ = 1.167  times as fast.
>>         5400
>>         ----
>>          3 
> Does anyone know what make and model of 60GB drive Apple is putting in the
> AlBooks?  The specs don't match what I can find for IBM/Hatachi Travelstar
> drives.
> 
> BTW, the data sheet for the Travelstar model 60GH says it has 4 "Disks".  If
> the 4200RPM drive really only has 2, then it may be 1.56 times faster than the
> 60GH.

You guys will flunk our of engineering school with this kind of nonsense, I
promise you.

I understand the drives are Toshiba.
-Joel