Very interesting recommendations re: Wallstreet HD. Thank you Ben. I didn't know about the buffer and wonder if bigger than 8MB are available. Also, any reason not to go to 7200rpm?
Cliff
At 10:18 PM -0500 1/25/05, Ben Dyer wrote:
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Ben Dyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Wallstreet Hard Drive Recommendations Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:31:18 +1100
From what I've heard, ATA-6 (aka ATA/100) or later drives are not compatible with the Wallstreet. You'll need an ATA-5 drive, which limits things a bit -- I'd go for a relatively low-capacity drive (say 40GB) at 5400rpm, preferably with an 8MB buffer. A large buffer is good, because it reduces the amount of mechanical work a drive has to do, so you'll get higher access speeds and a longer battery life, and a 5400rpm drive is good (even though it reduces battery life) because it is noticeably faster than the 4200rpm drives that come standard with most laptops. Due to the age of the machine, you probably won't be using it for video editing, gaming, or anything else that's too space-hungry (unless you have a large music collection), so the 40GB should be ample.
Cheers, Ben
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