At 11:10 PM 1/6/2004 -0500, sheldon bowles wrote:
>In one post there was a concern that the new X40 would
>have only a 1.8" HDD rather than a 2.5" one.
>
>I've been getting along with a 570 machine waiting for
>what might replace the X31 and so I'm excited about
>the X40 --- but I don't have a clue what the
>difference (aside from .7") is between the two HDD.
>Why should I, or anyone care?
The size of a HDD market and technical issues determine pricing,
availability, etc. It's easier to fit more stuff in a larger package. There
are many manufacturers of desktop drives, the drives are widely available
and the drives are physically bigger than 2.5" notebook drives. You can
easily find relatively large drives at reasonable prices. 2.5" notebook
drives are less available, more expensive and have lower capacity. 1.8"
drives are rare and obviously smaller than 2.5" drives. 1.8 drives may also
be more fragile.
>One feature I really like on my 570 is being able to
>swap the hard drive. I keep a spare and when someone
>wants to borrow my computer to check their e-mail, or
>play games at the lake, or whatever, I swap. Same
>when I send it in for repairs. I don't worry about
>all my files getting dumped ---- and as I write for
>a living the thought of losing a manuscript (I know,
>I know, I should back up more) is enough to make my
>teeth ache. I think you can swap drives on the X31s
>as well. Right? Does anyone know if I'd be able to
>do that with the X40? If not, perhaps I'll look for
>an X31 while they're still around.
No problem swapping on the x31. The x40 web page warns you not to swap too
often.
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