40 vs. 60 gb pbook hard drive?
i promised myself that if the oct. 15 pbook rumor did not pan out, i'd go ahead and get a ti800.
I'd like to know what the performance/heat/noise is like between the 40 and 60 gb hard drives. I'd like to think that i'll be getting at least 3 years out of this machine, doing professional graphics work in photoshop, illustrator, quark and indesign
please advise
I'd like to know what the performance/heat/noise is like between the 40 and 60 gb hard drives. I'd like to think that i'll be getting at least 3 years out of this machine, doing professional graphics work in photoshop, illustrator, quark and indesign
please advise
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I have changed HDs several times. I have finally found one I like; the Toshiba 40GB with liquid bearings. This one has remained quiet after installing in June. All others develop an annoying, high pitched whine.
There are two versions of the Toshiba drive, one is faster and has a 16MB cache. You can find it on the Toshiba site.
My point is that my experience is that no matter what drive the 'Book comes with you may wind up changing it out for something else before long. Your milage may vary.
When you do a swap sometime down the road, you can toss your 40 GB drive into an external FireWire enclosure.
There is of course the performance improvement with the 5400 RPM drive, but from what I've read in various forums from people who got the 60 it's not that noticeable.
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Just something to consider. If money is less important than productivity, I would go with the 60GB drive
anyone else?
here are some hard facts for you, hopefully next time you will do a google search for yourself.
<a href="http://www.barefeats.com/fire32.html" target="_blank">2.5 inch HD comparo</a>
p.s. there are links to more tests at the bottom of the page I posted above if you need in depth research
[quote]Originally posted by murbot:
<strong>Apple also charges a premium for that 60 GB drive. I would recommend staying with the 40 GB one for now, and replacing it when you need the extra space. The hard drive in the TiBook is not that difficult to replace, and price/performance on laptop hard drives will likely be better in 6+ months.
When you do a swap sometime down the road, you can toss your 40 GB drive into an external FireWire enclosure.
There is of course the performance improvement with the 5400 RPM drive, but from what I've read in various forums from people who got the 60 it's not that noticeable.
[ 10-23-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</strong><hr></blockquote>