On 2010-03-19 20:58, green wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote at 2010-03-19 02:24 -0500:7200RPM (remember, that's 1200RPS) drives get *hot*. I wouldn't put one in a laptop. (It's one of the tradeoffs you make for buying something that small.)ThinkPad T61 here with 7200RPM SATA HD: # hddtemp /dev/sda /dev/sda: WDC WD3200BEKT-******: 35°C The drive has been spinning for 3-4 hours now.
I'm impressed. What airflow? On my Thinkpad ?43, without proper airflow the internal fan starts spinning loudly.
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