Re: which laptop with these features?
> > 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.
In the case of older drives, yes.
> I was thinking the higher capacity drives used thinner
> platters to make room for more in the same sized drive.
They've improved making them (and the corresponding drive heads)
thinner, but you can still cram a few more of the thin platters
into a 12.5mm drive than a 9.5mm one. For people who are eager for
high capacity and mobility at the same time, this can make a big
difference in the pile of stuff you get to carry around; spare
drives take up space, even more so if you want to defend them
against being clunked, dropped or tossed around in luggage.
> thanks,
> jc
No problem. :)
* Heather Stern * star@ many places...
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