From: Miche Doherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for this useful link. I note that the article recommends using a 5400 rpm drive, and adds "faster drives may be too hot for iMacs". Does this match listers' experience? I'm pretty sure people have said here that they have used 7200 rpm drives in CRT iMacs.
That advice is obsolete. Today's smoother-running drives actually run COOLER than the original 5400rpm drives. When I put a WD 8MB cache 7200rpm 120GB in my fanless G3 iMac, the average temperature (and noise level) actually went DOWN several degrees.
I do recommend looking for a drive with an 8MB cache, as I believe that really makes a difference in terms of responsiveness of the drive. In a fanless Mac, I'd also suggest researching to find the *quietest* drive you can.
_Chas_
"We're not in the Middle East to bring sweetness and light to the world. We're there to get something we and our friends in Europe depend on. Namely, oil." -- Rumsfeld biographer and neoconservative Midge Decter, on the Warren Olney show, 89.9FM, Los Angeles, 21-May-04
-- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
