From: richard (rpritz_at_interport.net)
Date: Sun Aug 02 1998 - 08:27:25 EDT
At 11:10 PM 8/1/98 -0700, Michael Geary wrote:
>I can buy an IBM 6.4Gb drive that plugs into my TP600 for $1250, or I can
>get a Toshiba MK-6409MAV for $599 and reuse the bracket from my old drive.
>Has anyone been daring enough to try this drive? The specs all sound right,
>except it's 12.7mm high compared to the IBM's 12.5mm, and it uses a tiny
>bit more power.
Toshiba drives used to be very noisy - they would make a "thunking" noise
periodically as the heads parked.
I don't know if this continues to be true. Or whether it's worth the
spread between $1250 and $600.
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