In laptop-speak 'spindle' means a rotating device. This is a hard disk,
floppy disk or optical drive. A two-spindle machine will have a hard
disk and either a floppy or a CD/DVD drive (or another HD), but not both
the floppy and a CD/DVD at once. This is like a 600 series machine, or
the T series. A three-spindle machine can have a hard disk, floppy
drive, and a CD/DVD (or another HD) all in the unit at once. This is
like an A series. Any devices attached externally don't count. The
lure of having more spindles internally is that you can access all
components at once and don't have to swap things in and out all the
time. Of course, in order to accommodate that the unit must be bigger.
HTH,
Rob
saab_900@gmx.net wrote:
> I hear much talk in the Thinkpad communities (here, IBM's site, ebay
> auctions, etc.) about "spindles". I know "spindle" as the thing your
> brake rotor bolts onto... What is the definition of "spindle" as it
> relates to Thinkpads, or other laptops (hereinafter referred to as
> "craptops")?
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