[LIB] Toshiba 100GB suggestions..?
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 19:27:49 + From: Digby Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LIB] Toshiba 100GB suggestions..? I'm about to upgrade my HDD on my 110CT, and it looks to me as though 100GB is the best value for money at the moment (120GB is about 50% more)... Anyone care to share any experiences with the various models? The prices seem pretty close, and the main difference in specs seem to be rotational speed. One thing that I am interested in finding out is if the HDD activity led on the Libretto works with any of the available drives. Most of my larger disks have caused this LED to remain stuck on, which I gather is a known problem (or is there a workaround for this?) I have done a quick survey of local vendors and found the following drives which are listed as compatible on the adorable libretto site: Seagate ST9100824A 5400RPM UK 111.60 Toshiba MK1031GAS 4200RPM UK 95.77 Fujitsu MHU2100AH 5400RPM UK 112.77 So I would be particularly interested in any good or bad experiences with any of those models... Regards, DigbyT -- Digby R. S. Tarvin digbyt(at)digbyt.com http://www.digbyt.com
Re: [LIB] Seagate 160GB HD now available for sale at retailers
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:44:54 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Seagate 160GB HD now available for sale at retailers what on earth do you people put on your HD's? I can't fill 20G (not including the OS). I guess if I ripped all of my CD's at some silly bitrate I'd manage to fill the 40G drive. The only sizable thing I have are 5yrs worth of magazine scans in PDF and parts of last year's MotoGP video feeds. But neither will exist on the platters for long. They'll Music, videos (13gb/hour dv editing * 2 (for the edit)), tv shows, movies, language tapes, audio books, GPS navigation software, photo video editing software, web editing software, etc. Everything just goes quite fast - I'm quite happy to have upgraded my desktop to a 400GB HD for video editing, and it's quite amazing how fast space goes when you're editing videos. adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [LIB] Seagate 160GB HD now available for sale at retailers
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:46:04 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [LIB] Seagate 160GB HD now available for sale at retailers 98 and DOS for complete compatibility with much of the equipment I service. Hm, don't know if drivers are even available for the U100 series at all for such old OSs... The only way they'd run is with VirtualPC or VMWare, but even then, they won't act completely like a true DOS machine. adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [LIB] Toshiba 100GB suggestions..?
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:49:09 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Toshiba 100GB suggestions..? I have done a quick survey of local vendors and found the following drives which are listed as compatible on the adorable libretto site: Seagate ST9100824A 5400RPM UK 111.60 Toshiba MK1031GAS 4200RPM UK 95.77 Fujitsu MHU2100AH 5400RPM UK 112.77 I've got the Seagate 100GB and it's a nice model - esp. so given their 5 year warranty (best in the market, in the USA anyways). Solid product and I'm satisfied with them. Keep in mind that you should also look at each drive's power ratings for spin up, read, write, and sleep. The drives that use more will result in shorter battery life, but perhaps in exchange for faster performance. It will be something to keep in mind. Also, drives that use more power in these operations tend to run hotter. www.tomshardware.com and others sites have good reviews on 100GB HDs. Myself, I'd go with the Seagate or Toshiba, if not a Hitachi/IBM. Right now, I go with Seagate drives because of their long warranties (not that the drives won't fail, but at least I get a brand-new replacement in 5 years if they do fail for any reason). adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
