On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:19:39 -0600, Tommy Trussell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:14:49 +1100, Dean Hamstead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > would seem that sound doesnt work and the hard disk is > > a laptop hard disk > > > > (5400rpm, 2mb sounds laptop to me) > > Yes, other places have reported that. Some have even reported exactly > which model it is. Apple probably chose it for its low price and low > power. I'm not sure why some folks have gotten so upset about the slow > drive -- Apple is going for a low price point, after all, not catering > to people who need higher performance.
Using 2.5" drives in desktop machines (x86/amd64) works great for me. They are quiet (inaudible in a desktop case) and don't use much power -- and the performance loss is minimal for many workloads. Karl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
