On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 21:55:37 -0500, George
<gh424NO824SPAM@cox.net> wrote:

One factor to consider is that standard laptop harddrives are
designed for low duty rates and heat. They can also be a time
consuming replacement. IBM/Hitachi has some hard to get 24/7
designed drives that may be of interest.

"H. Dziardziel" <hdzi@zworg.nospamcom> wrote in message
news:tor170hbr1shdbgtj3t2n68b20be892gtp@4ax.com...

And along the same lines, another
factor to consider is the fact
that desktop or server drives
are still a lot faster than
laptop drives.

No laptop drive (and that includes
the IBM/Hitachi Travelstar E7K60 or
the Toshiba MK-5024GAY 7,200 rpm
units) can match the performance
of a WD SATA Raptor or that of a
Seagate FC Cheetah or Barracuda.

It all boils down to what work
you are doing (or planning to do)
on your computer.




dk