A 5400 or even 7200 rpm drive will give you a noticeable speed boost, at very little cost in battery life (probably made up by the increased speed of disk access). Most importantly, the price difference between 4200 and 5400 rpm dirves is about $20 for a 40GB, which makes choosing the faster drive a very easy decision. Another benefit on most faster drives is a larger cache. The 4200 rpm 40gb drive that came in my PowerBook has only a 2mb cache, but the 5400 rpm drive I replaced it with (80gb) has an 8mb cache, which is probably responsible for as much of a speed gain as the faster mechanism.
My Lombard's 6gb drive was replaced by a 5400 rpm 20gb drive with similar results (same 8mb cache). Andrew --- Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 6:53 PM, Rad Craig wrote: > > > What do I need to know in order to buy a larger HD > for my Pismo, I > > mean what are the specs I need to look for when > shopping for a bigger > > HD? Like interface, rpm, thickness, etc. > > Any 2.5" drive on the market now should work. It has > to be 9mm high or > less, iirc. I believe. Higher capacity, faster rpm > is better is more > expensive. Pretty simple equation... > > AFAIK only ATA drives are currently made in 2.5" > anymore. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Ph acy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > 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/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
