I have the original 5400 IBM Travelstar in my Ti 800 right now and don't have any complaints. I'm thinking of switching over to an 80 because I cannot backup this drive the way I would like to. On Nov 27, 2003, at 9:45 AM, Jim Soriano wrote: > Hi all: > > Sorry for the belated posting -- a few months ago I asked for and > received advice from you all on HD upgrades for my TiPBG4-800 (it came > with a IBM Travelstar 40GB that had crashed hard...) > > I purchased a 60GB Toshiba MK6022GAX (5400RPM, 16MB cache) from a > vendor on eBay and I'm very pleased with the results. Although I > could not run empirical back-to-back tests between the Toshiba and the > Travelstar, the Toshiba seems to be as quiet. When running OS 10.2.x, > the Toshiba seemed to provide faster system performance. It was a > painless installation. > > YMMV > > Jim > > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your > Mac ISP Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! > http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml