Re: which laptop with these features?

[Jeff <jcoppock1@attbi.com>]

Heather Stern, 2002-Sep-18 12:21 -0700:
> > I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD.  What does this
> > describe?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > jc
> > 
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> > Jeff Coppock		Systems Engineer
> > Diggin' Debian		Admin and User
> 
> It's a taller drive.  Still has the tiny-size IDE interface normal on
> laptop disks, but the taller bay will allow for either older drive bays 
> (perhaps he intends to slide an already-debian drive into his new
> machine) or for larger capacities (you can only fit so many platters 
> on a 9.5mm drive).
> 
> Beware also that some manufacturers say 9mm and mean it; they can't take
> 9.5mm drives either, or they can with a -very- tight fit, and some
> danger of heating problems.  Mostly those are your pocket-tops; I don't 
> think you'll have that problem when looking for the bigger-screen systems.
> 
> * Heather Stern * star@ many places...

Ah, I get it...the drive is taller to make room for the thicker
platters.  I was thinking the higher capacity drives used thinner
platters to make room for more in the same sized drive.

thanks,
jc

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