I notice those GAX series have 16 meg cache's now too. Plus I found 2 Hitachi 7200 rpm laptop drives, but not sure how reliable they are since they are not IBM Travelstar's any longer.
Tim, do you know which would help more, 16 meg cache, or 7200 rpm speed? >>Chris, >> >>I personally recommend the 5400rpm drives from Toshiba, GAX models. They are >>good performers and are pretty durable. >> >>Other manufactures such as Western Digital, Seagate and Fujitsu also make >>5400 rpm drives. These drives are not as popular or have the reliability as >>the Toshiba drives. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk >>Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:59 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [H] Looking for Laptop Drive recommendation >> >>We have a device which uses laptop sized drives (2.5" form facter) and we >>need to find a high performance drive for one customer. (We're running into >>serious IO bottlenecks. Can anyone recommend a fast drive? >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> >>Christopher Fisk -- JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
