On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 02:46 PM, markemmanuel wrote: > I don't use my DVD drive often. One of the reasons my DVD drive is > under utilized is because all my music is now on my HD. So I guess it > wouldn't be a problem. If I got the the expansion bay adaptor, the HD > should be bootable and hot-swappable right or would I have to restart > every single time. Decisions... decisions... > > If it doesn't affect my Apple Care Warranty, I'll probably swap out the > old drive and put it in the expansion bay to use as a back up for my > files. > > Which hard drive should I buy and what is the cheapest place to get it > at? > > --markemmanuel > > On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 04:17 PM, Brian L. Matthews wrote: > >> This has all the disadvantages of the other options--you'd have to >> swap the old drive for the new in your Pismo, and you'd lose your CD >> drive--without any real advantages. >> >> When I did my swap, I got an external FireWire case, put the big >> drive in it, copied everything from the old drive to the new, then >> swapped drives. So I have the big drive in my Pismo, and the old >> drive is a bootable backup. >> >> Brian
It depends. If you want the fastest drive available, I'd go with the IBM Travelstar 40GNX. It's a 40GB, 5400rpm drive with an 8MB cache. Tests on Barefeats.com rated it the fastest drive around. I have one in one f my Powerbooks and it's very fast. I've seen them for around $130. Check googlegear.com, they usually have a good price. -Hal -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
