[megasad]

A simple question that I'd appreciate someone answering for me as I've had no luck finding out for myself on Apple's own site, Google or even these forums:

- What is the RPM of the hard drives that come in the current eMacs?

Thanks,
Simon

PS - How easy is to replace the eMac's hard drive? Are there instructions anywhere on how to do it?

[superamit]

I've looked up the drives in three 1GHz eMacs, and all three had 7200 RPM drives. (Although by spec, I think Apple's allowed to put less.) One IBM drive and two of these:

http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/...81,559,00.html

Not a bad drive, and very quiet.

Also interesting: the new mouse shows up as made by Logitech in the system profiler.

[superamit]

Here's a link to a review of the drive:

http://www.storagereview.com/article...120023A_1.html

Performance is middle-of-the-pack, but more than adequate. Noise is where this drive excels:

http://www.storagereview.com/article...120023A_6.html


As for your other question: Swapping drives in an eMac is a complicated process. There are guides online, but it's probably easier to use an external firewire case.

[scottiB]

I believe eMacs less than 1 GHz have 5400 RPM drives.

[gfsu]

Also interesting: the new mouse shows up as made by Logitech in the system profiler. [/B]

apple have always used logitech for their pro mouse, afaik.