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History of the 7200 rpm IDE Drive
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When 7200 rpm IDE hard drives became available, what sizes were they, I mean what was the smallest gig size ?
Does anyone remember what year they emerged ?
I just got a 80 gig 7200 rpm IDE today and was surprised ny the weight of it! I will be using it to plug in to other computers elsewhere, which means carrying this brick around, its rather annoying that its so heavy !
So I am now contemplating getting a much smaller gig thinking that hopefully it will weigh a whole lot less ?
Problem is I haven't seen anything less than 20 gig, and price wise they are not a very comparable, but maybe there are second hand ones out there say 5 or 10 gig, that is if they exist ?
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what is the manufacturer brand?, I have a Western Digital, arg, is so noisy!
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if your primary concern is weight why not by a smaller 7200rpm drive (or a 5400rpm drive) like the 2.5 inch ones used in laptops. They are more expensive but you can put it in a bus powered firewire case and avoid having to carry an extra power cable.
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The difference in weight between models is rather minimal. If you need to save weight, I agree that you should get a 2.5" drive.
As for the history... I'd guess it was around 1998 or 1999 that 7200RPM IDE drives came out, and based on that time frame, I'd guess they'd have been around 6-12GB. Maybe 10-20GB.
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Yes well I contemplated a 2.5 laptop drive only I couldn't find a 7200 rpm one - I need the faster drive for video making/editing/rendering and a 7200 rpm would significantly improve other apps like iPhoto et al.
Essentially I really need a processor speed enhancement or upgrade but haven't quite got the pennies for it yet, so until then I'll be just making border improvements.
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Originally posted by pcd2k:
Yes well I contemplated a 2.5 laptop drive only I couldn't find a 7200 rpm one - I need the faster drive for video making/editing/rendering and a 7200 rpm would significantly improve other apps like iPhoto et al.
Essentially I really need a processor speed enhancement or upgrade but haven't quite got the pennies for it yet, so until then I'll be just making border improvements.
There is a 60 GB 7200 RPM 2.5" drive.
The 80 GB drives are only 4200 or 5400 RPM at the moment.
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Well thanks catone I went to google and typed in '60 GB 7200 RPM 2.5" drive' which turned up with a gamut of makers making these now Seagate Hitachi Maxtor et al, but the only ones I've heard mention of down here in Oz are those sleek plastic boxes with sleek prices, the sweaty computer outlets are still waiting for their shipments of uncased drives, (Is that how one refers to them ?). So for the momentary future I will have to lug my brick around with me.
The Mac undoubtedly a great piece of engineering is in reality a design marketing ploy which we often tend to overlook when trying to do the hands dirty pc trip ( why isn't my cursor blinking ?).
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