price is $200 for the 4200, $280 for the 5400
I really wish the x40 could use 2.5" drives
At 12:42 PM 3/9/2004 -0600, Rob Bell wrote:
>I've never used one externally via USB so I may not be the best person to
>provide info. Just in general though, why wouldn't you want the newer
>technology if the price isn't dramatically different? That way you can
>get more life out of the drive. Maybe one day you'll want to use that
>drive internally and the speed will be more important. I've certainly
>noticed a difference in the A21p and a Dell Latitude C610 that I upgraded
>to 5,400.
>
>If the price difference is large then sure, go with the more affordable one.
>
>Rob
>
>rpritz@rcn.com wrote:
>
>>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?
>
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