Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:14:36 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best HDD's for laptops? Message-ID: <20041124161436.914825D04@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:24:15 PST." <20041124082415.GA71963@thought.org>
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> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:24:15 -0800 > From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 07:43:06PM -0500, Parv wrote: > > [[ ... ]] > > > > > What HDD brands/models/manufacturers would you recommend? I need > > > one that resists heavy use.. > > > > Currently i have been using Fujitsu MHT2060AH 60GB hard drive for > > about 8-9 months; cannot say how long it will last. It has been > > amazingly much quieter in comparison. > > > > My usage consist mainly of writing/searching/reading files -- > > fetching email, (de)compression of ~2.5GB mbox, various log files. > > > > > > (I *promised* myself not to sink another penny into my 600E > but in case I break my word: will just about any laptop > drive replace my 12GB IBM drive, or do I have to stick to > an IBM-"approved" drive?) No drive approval. (I'm really annoyed about the mini-PCI approval in my T30!) Any Toshiba or Hitachi drive should be OK as IBM used both as original equipment. I suspect that Fujitsu and any others would be fine, too. I've seen 40 GB drives for sale at about $80 over the past few weeks (both Toshiba and Hitachi) at Fry's, if you are in the right part of the country. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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