[Ti] Favorite internal HD upgrade?

[Justin R. Miller]

On Oct 22, 2003, at 3:17 PM, Jim Soriano wrote:

> I'm contemplating upgrading my TiPBG4-800's 40MB Travelstar 4200RPM 
> drive to something bigger/faster while not spending much more than 
> $200.  I need the extra space for some iMovie projects I'm starting.  
> It doesn't need to be ultra quiet, just bigger and faster than the 
> current drive.  I'm also not a brand bigot, as I've already had the 
> original drive crash (taken care of by AppleCare.)
>
> I'm leaning to buying the Toshiba 60GB 5400RPM drive with 16MB data 
> buffer for $209.95 from OWC.  Any opinions?

I did a self-upgrade on my TiBook to the MK6021GAS, which is only 
4200RPM and 2MB, but I got it for $158 including tax and shipping.  Not 
a bad deal.  I notice that it is faster only because I've got so much 
more empty space (I previously had a 30GB that was nearly full).

--Justin