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Whats the largest SATA-interfaced 2.5" Drive out?
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In another thread someone found a 160Gb one but it was only 4200rpm, a downgrade in speed from any of the stock drives in a Mac.
homerjward, that is ATA, not SATA and so won't work in the Intel Macs.
homerjward, that is ATA, not SATA and so won't work in the Intel Macs.
If I'm not mistaken, the Seagate is 12.5 mm height. Be careful about this detail -- many Mac notebooks require 9.5 mm height. I'm not sure what the Mac Mini needs.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/New-Fujitsu-160G...ryZ42184QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That's a Fujitsu 160gb. It's also 12.5mm... I don't understand why they would make 2 different height standards for a "standard" form factor.
Grr... good thing you guys pointed that out, I would have bought that drive...
That's a Fujitsu 160gb. It's also 12.5mm... I don't understand why they would make 2 different height standards for a "standard" form factor.
Grr... good thing you guys pointed that out, I would have bought that drive...
missed the S
Yea, roger that. I was just guessing that if the 160gb ATA was 9.5 tall then the SATA should be identical except for the interface. So what I was thinking that when the SATA version comes out, it should be no problem.
But wow, 200GB. I need that sucker. My itunes library with video could easily use about 100GB for itself. I wonder if you could hammer that 12.5 into that tight slot.
I have a 100GB that is full, I always have to find stuff to delete just to keep it going. The other problem is that I am very impatient, I think a 7200 RPM would make HD access a bit snappier.
Should I wait for larger/ faster drives? I could probably wait a few weeks before I give up and order the current offerings. Any ideas on how soon we could get say a 160GB 7200rpm??????
Or if I go with the current offerings, what should I get. 120Gb is nice, an extra 20 GB then I have now, would come in handy. Or is the performance of the 7200 rpm worth relocating my itunes library to an external? Decisions, decisions.
But wow, 200GB. I need that sucker. My itunes library with video could easily use about 100GB for itself. I wonder if you could hammer that 12.5 into that tight slot.
I have a 100GB that is full, I always have to find stuff to delete just to keep it going. The other problem is that I am very impatient, I think a 7200 RPM would make HD access a bit snappier.
Should I wait for larger/ faster drives? I could probably wait a few weeks before I give up and order the current offerings. Any ideas on how soon we could get say a 160GB 7200rpm??????
Or if I go with the current offerings, what should I get. 120Gb is nice, an extra 20 GB then I have now, would come in handy. Or is the performance of the 7200 rpm worth relocating my itunes library to an external? Decisions, decisions.