On 12/27/03, John Acuff wrote:
>>>> The HD in my recently acquired Icebook just died, and I need to get
>>>> a replacement. I would like to get a 30-40 gig drive. What brands or
>>>> particular drives would you recommend? I have not needed to buy a
>>>> new drive in a while, so I don't really have any idea what to be
>>>> looking for. I have noticed that most of the junk drives I have
>>>> laying around are Western Digital, but these are older desktop
>>>> drives. I've noticed that the IBM Travelstar drives are mentioned
>>>> here quite often. Are they a good choice?
>>>
The Travelstars (from IBM/Hitachi, either appears to be good) or the
Toshibas both have been praised. I plan on getting a Toshiba, but mainly
because (right now) the Toshibas in the size I'm looking at have a larger
buffer on them (for the price). Both types of drives use the fluid
bearings, which will give you a quiet drive (important in some
environments).
HTH,
Jim Rohde
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