Re: [tlug] slightly off-topic: what hard drive for a laptop

[Uva Coder <uva.coder@example.com>]

On 2/7/06, Gunar Schnell <glangsam@example.com> wrote:

> Does anybody has (good or bad) experiences with such HDs?
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>From my experience, there isn't too much difference in quality between
the makers. Figuring the odds, there is always a chance of getting a
bad hard drive out of a batch. But having said that, I have had a good
run with my current batch of Hitachi hard drives.

As for hard drive speeds, hmm...  You'll probably only notice the
difference when starting up and launching programs, but why bother if
you're only doing text editing, or web surfing. But then it's your
money, spend it as you like. ;-) As for heat, it depends on your
laptop. I haven't had any problems with my IBM laptops when using
7200RPM drives.

--vic