>> ---ORIGINAL POST SNIP--- > Stuart Saunders wrote: > I am shortly to upgrade my Bondi Blue with new hard > drive and extra ram. I would like a large, (80 gb +,) fast (7200 RPM) > drive, but have seen some references to excess heat from these drives. > ................ =A0Does anybody have one of these fast drives in this = or > similar iMac? Is heat a problem? > What brand/s is/are recommended? > > Stuart, I have a Rev.A iMac that I put a 40gb Western Digital 7200 in=20=
> about a year ago (at the time, the drives were too pricey for me to go=20= > larger). I too have been thinking of going with a 120gb, and don't=20 > think I have a problem with heat - at least not on my 40gb anyway I think the MacWorld article was cautioning owners of the FANLESS iMac=20= drives that there could be a potential heat issue. Owners of the Rev. A=20= and B iMacs with functioning fans can probably disregard the warning,=20 since their fans will simply kick on more often if they install a=20 hotter drive. Today's drives probably don't add much heat (compared to=20= the factory installed drives of yesteryear) anyway.<< ------------------------- Chas, others, I have seen reports on http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ from owners of slot-loading iMacs, the fanless types, that they have not had heat problems with 3 1/2 inch 100GB HD's, like the Western Digital 7200 rpm type and other formerly large drives. I think the operative word in the MacWorld article is "potential"...a bit of CYA I imagine. Jerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
