From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 24 08:24:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C085416A4CE for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:24:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sage.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2ED0743D31 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:24:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao [10.0.0.247]) by sage.thought.org (8.13.1/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iAO8OI4b040965 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:24:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by thought.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAO8OHGX072133; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:24:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iAO8OGpj072132; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:24:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:24:15 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Alejandro lanjoe9 Valenzuela , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20041124082415.GA71963@thought.org> References: <13508512fa00.12fa00135085@prodigy.net.mx> <20041124004306.GA1887@moo.holy.cow> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041124004306.GA1887@moo.holy.cow> X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 18 years of service to the Unix community User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: Best HDD's for laptops? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:24:20 -0000 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?) gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix