I only buy TravelStar drives as well, though I received a 2.5" 9mm 80GB 5400 RPM drive made by Samsung and installed in a compact FireWire enclosure as a gift.
What I like most about the TravelStars isn't even performance, but how quiet they are. The 20GB I put in my Lombard (drive purchased in 1999 and used constantly in a Toshiba PC) is just as quiet as the brand-new 80GB in my PowerBook, and just as fast. Never knew Samsung made laptop hard drives (they make everything else, so why not), but so far this drive is also very quiet (they claim fluid bearnings like IBM/Hitachi) and seems just as fast, though over a FW400 port I'm not sure I'm seeing everything it can do. I may put it into the Lombard, though I doubt that computer will ever need more than the 20GB it currently has. Andrew --- Hal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree. I personally had great experience with > IMB.Hitachi's > Travelstar drives in my Pismo. I think the Pismo > will take up to a > 12.5mm high drive. > > You will definitely notice a performance boost with > the faster > drive/larger cache. > > Good luck. > > -Hal > > On Dec 17, 2004, at 9:19 AM, Andrew wrote: > > > 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. > > > -- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
