[X4U] Hard Disk on the cheap

[Miguel Palacios (lists)]

On Nov 17, 2004, at 6:55 PM, Alric J. Lam wrote:

> --- "A place to discuss Mac OS X for the casual user." wrote:
> Quite true, but personally I'm waiting for the 100 GB 2.5" drives to
> come down in price.  :-)
> --- end of quote ---
>
> They're still too slow for my liking.  After installing the Hitachi 
> 7k60 (60gb, 7200 rpm) in two different laptops, I'm hooked on it until 
> better ones come out.

Agree... this 7200RPM Hitachi injected new life into my aging Powerbook 
G4 667Mhz notebook.  Newegg.com has them for $158 delivered.

Have you found it a bit noisy, though?  On idle the drive hums more 
than the stock one, but during operation it's definitely quieter.