‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Friday, June 19, 2020 10:31 AM, John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> wrote:
> My main computer is a relatively new Thinkpad P73 with a 1TB electronic > drive, but I also have an ancient T61 with a 320GB spinny disk. Many > years ago this was my main computr, but after replacing it I put it on > the shelf. Because earlier this week I needed to be away from home for > a couple of days, and needing to carry other things as well, and the > P73 is kind of bulky, I decided to take the T61 with me. Sad to say, its > hard drive failed, so now I sit here shopping fr a replacement. > > I can get a 1TB Adata SATA III SSD for $104 or a WD Blue for $108 on > eBay. I don't need that much space for a once-in-a-while computer, but > it would make it easier to clone my P73 to it. Plus, disk space is never > enough, so why not? Of course, I can get another 320GB spinny disk for a > fraction of that price, but I'd rather go bigger. The 1TB SSDs are > relatively cheap these days because they're only SATA III - faster than > I can use anyway, because the T61 is only SATA II. > > 1. Does anyone have any comments re quality or reliability of these two > brands? > > 2. Any other observations or suggestions? > > Pardon the typing. I'm kind of handicapped at trhe moment. > > Does the bios support the disk size you want/ gregm
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