From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:41:17 EST
i think that the next step for travelstar 17mm drive will be 43gigs..
:-)
Andrew Webber wrote:
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> On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:14:49 +0100 (CET), Harald Milz wrote:
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> >Andrew Webber <awebber_at_wwwebbers.com> wrote:
> >> Out of interest, what would this density translate into,
> >> for my 12.7mm? If it were 75gig for a 700 series TP,
> >> I'd say 54gig (the usual ratio, i.e. 25->18gig), but I
> >> don't know the size of a Deskstar.
> >
> >It is three point five inch, not a 2.5" 19 mm one. You
> >do not mount this disk in a TP700 series model except a
> >very big and special one. Or do I miss the point in
> >this speculative discussion?
>
> Yes, but I caused it by using one too many "would"s.
>
> What I meant, was if it were a 19mm Travelstar at 75gig, I'd decide
> immediately that my 12.7mm would be 54gig. but because I don't
> know what the typical ratio is between a 3.5" Deskstar and the
> corresponding 19mm and 12.7mm Travelstars (for instance, does the
> 2.5" 19mm at 25gig correspond to a 3.5" at 31gig? 3.5" at 37gig?
> or??), I wonder how big this density will translate into.
>
> I like your comment about the big TP700. From hefting a friend's
> Dell 7500, I'd have guessed it took a 3.5" drive! [joke, it's not
> _that_ heavy, but I'll stick with my TP600]
>
> >As far as the disk space you _need_ is concerned this is always
> >out of question. Especially the Redmond company will fill up
> >this space with crap in less than a fortnight.
>
> And with my Nortel 1-meg-modem (ADSL), I can fill it in two months!
> (With my former cablemodem, more like one month).
>
> We had a similar discussion when the 18gig came out for TP600. Why
> haul around a collection of CD-Rs, or be forever sync'ing the
> notebook to a desktop, and swapping files in and out!? Just put in
> the biggest HD available and carry everything! (That's my attitude
> anyway; I have a 10, a 6, and a 4; guess I should start thinking
> about an 18).
>
> andrew
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