[Thinkpad] Re: OT: USB HDD speed

I'd be mainly using the drive as extra storage, and would copy anything I
really needed to run to the notebook's drive.

Last time I asked, people thought 4200 v. 5400 wouldn't really matter for a
USB drive. Any other views?

At 09:16 AM 3/9/2004 -0600, Rob Bell wrote:
>I don't know for sure, but I think USB 2.0 drive enclosures are fast
>enough to take advantage of the faster drive speeds. Might want to check
>it out...
>
>Rob
>
>rpritz@rcn.com wrote:
>>I'm planning to get an x40 and to use the drive with a USB enclosure (as
>>occasional extra storage), so I don't think the RPM should make much of a
>>difference. If I was getting this to put in a notebook, I'd follow your
>>advice.
>>thanks
>>At 07:27 AM 3/9/2004 -0600, Rob Bell wrote:
>>
>>>If you're looking for a new notebook drive I'd recommend that you look
>>>into a 5,400 RPM drive instead of a 4,200 RPM one. There is a
>>>significant performance boost between the two for not too much more $$.

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