By the way, what is the speed differences of the laptop internal drives and external FW 400's? How exactly does the 400mbps related to internal 4200rps drives? ~m On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:24:44 +0800, Jean-Paul Thuot <jeanpaul at zhenwu.org> wrote: > I have the same ibook as you, and when I went into an Apple dealer they > suggested an external firewire case with as fast an HD as you can > afford. He said I could replace the internal HD, and go from 4200 (I > think) rpm to 5400, but with an external firewire setup I could use the > faster drives. > > I haven't had the money to do it yet, but if you do go this way I'd > like to hear how it turns out. > > Jean-Paul > > > > On 11/10/2004, at 7:28, jack law wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > What do you folks suggest aout harddrive replacement > > for a IBook G3 600? Right now I have the standard 20 > > gig model. I would like to purchase a larger drive. > > Any suggestions about what make and where to purchase. > > What speed? Will I notice a speed boost with a > > faster drive? What size offers the best price bargain > > at this time? Thanks for any suggestions. > > > > Jack law > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > > http://vote.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > iBook mailing list > > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > -- Wherever you go, there you are!