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yoyoman · Oct 12, 2003, 03:13 PM

is it worth the 16mb cache vs a 8mb cache 50gigs vs 60 gigs. both at 7200 http://www.basoncomputer.com/TSMK5024GAY/item.aspx How much improvement does the cache do 2 vs 8 vs 16

bmhome1 · Oct 12, 2003, 03:27 PM

The IBM 8MB cache consistently outperformed the Toshiba's 16MB cache drives at tests done by barefeats.com on 5400RPM versions. I just bought an IBM 7200 for $238.00 w/2nd day air from zipzoomfly.com (formerly googlegear.com).

yoyoman · Oct 12, 2003, 05:53 PM

yes true but was that for the 2.5 inch drive. or the 3.5 also they will be posting tests shortly. Hopefully its a big speed increase with in the 16mb cache. Did you install yours in ur pb yet?

bmhome1 · Oct 13, 2003, 01:54 AM

Installed yesterday, also upgraded to 900 PL card last week, so it's a little hard to comment on speed increase, except I'm pretty happy with both. Xbench drive tests all doubled, some even tripled compared to 4200/2MB it replaced.

yoyoman · Oct 13, 2003, 08:17 AM

Originally posted by bmhome1:
Installed yesterday, also upgraded to 900 PL card last week, so it's a little hard to comment on speed increase, except I'm pretty happy with both. Xbench drive tests all doubled, some even tripled compared to 4200/2MB it replaced.

For a laptop or desktop. I gotta find instrustions on how to take my power book apart to install it.

cdhostage · Oct 13, 2003, 08:44 PM

The new HD undoes your applecare and warrantioes, right? So the Apple people won't do it, so it mnakes sense toh install it yourself. WEhy sm I typing this?

yoyoman · Oct 14, 2003, 12:09 AM

A guy at apple told me if they do it or a apple authroized person does it, it wont void the warranty. Think a 16mb cache 7200rpm with panther how nice would that be. A true mobile computer.

CIA · Oct 15, 2003, 11:54 AM

For a laptop or desktop. I gotta find instrustions on how to take my power book apart to install it.

Check out Xlr8yourMac's upgrade guide. That particular one is for Hard drives, but the install instructions should get you close to the optical drive. I replaced the DVD-CD-ROM drive in my powerbook with an aftermarket superdrive, and it was really easy. Save those little rubber grommits!

BigYellowMonkey · Oct 15, 2003, 05:35 PM

I would assume you're talking about replacing the HD in a laptop voiding the warranty, because replacing/adding HD's in a desktop doesn't affect your warranty at all. And nor should it, as it's a matter of 2 cables plugging into your new drive. Same with replacing the optical drive in your desktop.

I have a Western Digital Caviar Special Edition (8MB cache) 40 GB drive, as well as a Western Digital Caviar (2MB cache) 100 GB drive, and I noticed a huge difference between the drives. They're both connected in my Blue&White G3 with a Sonnet Tempo ATA/100 PCI card.

-Biggie!

whatparadox · 10:46 PM

Originally posted by cdhostage:
The new HD undoes your applecare and warrantioes, right?

Granted I am not a lawyer, but the Tie-In Provision of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act specifically forbids this kind of behaviour.

See http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/ch50.html
and
http://www.mlmlaw.com/library/guides...s/undermag.htm

The first is the law itself, the second a nice lay-type persons description.

The only way apple can void your waranty is to show that you screwed the system when you installed the hardware, used out of spec hardware, etc.