From: STeve Andre' (andres_at_msu.edu)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2000 - 01:15:05 EST
I've been hoping to see a decrease in price on the 18G disks because of the
20G, but they don't seem to be falling very fast.
Bill, do you know if the 20G Toshiba disks have the similar power-down
advantages
that the 18G Toshibas did, over the IBM disks? All in all, do you think
that one of
the 20G disks is better than the others?
--STeve Andre'
At 01:08 AM 11/6/00 -0500, Bill Morrow wrote:
>18gig drives are old news..
>20gig is more current..
>tosh or IBM..
>i have a couple of "i" series..
>one with the easy to swap HDD (older, about 14 months old) and one with
>the hard to
>swap HDD (newer, about 10 months old)
>i put a 12gig in one of these for a customer in new york..
>hard swap, instant recognition of the HDD..
>
>STeve Andre' wrote:
>
> > I have an i1480 with a 6G disk as well. I once asked IBM about what I
> could
> > stuff into it size wise and they said anything up to an 18G disk. It's
> > really a
> > bios limitation as far as I understand it. There should be nothing unusual
> > about
> > it. Any 2.5 inch drive should work. Getting the latest bios update
> for it (it
> > came out about 3 months ago, or so) should let you upgrade to a 20G disk.
> > I've been waiting for disk prices to fall a bit and my usage to
> seriously be
> > cramped before making the jump.
> >
> > Bill Morrow noted that the 18G Toshiba disks shut off in a more intelligent
> > manner, so thats probably what I'll get, over the IBM disks. From what
> I've
> > seen in all the laptops I maintain, IBM and Toshiba are the leaders in disk
> > creation, with IBM always ahead in terms of size, but Toshiba being
> right up
> > there with them in terms of quality. Others make laptop disks as well, but
> > I haven't had much experience with them.
> >
> > The 18G Toshiba is model MK1814GAV; the 20G is MK1026GAP. I forget
> > the IBM numbers but going to any place that sells disks will tell you.
> >
> > --STeve Andre'
> >
> > At 11:08 AM 11/5/00 -0500, Jim Biggerstaff wrote:
> > >Hello All:
> > >
> > >I'd like to upgrade the 6.4GB HD in my i1480 (2621-480), probably to a
> 18GB
> > >drive. I've seen mentions "here and there" of those who have upgraded
> their
> > >drives , and would like to hear any tips that might help. If anyone can
> > >recommend a specific drive that would be a huge help.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >jim
>
>--
>---
>
>Happy trails...
>
>** Bill Morrow ** :-)
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