[mdlug] New laptop hard drive suggestions.

Robert Adkins radkins at impelind.com
Mon Jan 19 08:21:43 EST 2009


I believe that you will be very limited in what you can purchase for that
laptop.

For the first reason being a 2002 year model, it quite possibly could be
using the IDE interface, which is difficult to locate these days.

-Rob


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Jim Broughton
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:15 PM
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> Subject: [mdlug] New laptop hard drive suggestions.
> 
> It's time to replace the original hard drive in my laptop.
> Not from over use as I don't think I have hit the MTBF number 
> but more from age (bought in 2002). I want to keep the 
> rotational speed to 5400rpm due to heat issues.
> Not thrilled with the Travelstar line as I have had one fail 
> on me. Also 80gb to 100gb will be plenty of space.
> Any thoughts, suggestions will be helpful.
> 
> 
> Jim
> 
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