I upgraded the 4200 rpm drive in my 12" PB to a 5400 RPM drive and noticed absolutely no difference in heat. If anything, it may run cooler because with the larger cache and faster access, the drive is accessed less, therebye running cooler. I expected a heat increase along with shorter battery life, but have been delighted to have neither side effect.
Do they have larger than 60GB drives yet at 7200 rpm? I currently have an 80GB Hitachi TravelStar in my PowerBook and love the speed boost, and can see upgrading again when Tiger comes out as I'll be doing a clean OS install anyway. Andrew On 10/25/04 9:21 AM, "Michael B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> You can get 60 Gig 7200 rpm drives for around $150 these days. It's a >> Hitachi - ATA/IDE - I have just bought one. I think that is the highest >> capacity for a 7200 rpm model, but the speed is supposed to make a >> difference. > > I'm curious to know more about the 7200 RPM drives in a Pismo. I have a 20 GB > drive that is seriously small, and I want to upgrade it, but I'm more > concerned about the speed of the drive. Won't a fast drive like this burn up > in a Powerbook? I mean, obviously they make drives this fast, but what are the > heat concerns? > > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
