Re: [Thinkpad] 100GB drives nearly here

STeve Andre' schreef:

>On Wednesday 15 September 2004 21:23, Chris Schumann wrote:
>
>
>>Hitachi announced on Tuesday that they will be shipping a new series of
>>drives that hold up to 100GB of data. They spin at 5400RPM and should be
>>available by the end of the year.
>>
>>Who's buying?
>>
>>
>
>I will.
>
Really?

> There is already a 100G disk out, but its 4200 rpm. At 5400 I will
>pester people to get me one. Once they come out with a 7200 rpm
>version I'll get one of those for my main disk.
>
>Whee.......
>
>
>
I do have now a Hitachi 80 Giga at 7200 rpm in my T41. It looks rather
odd to me they will revert to 5400 for new 100 Giga disks. I even dare
to say the 20 Giga extra isn't worth the price considered the drawback
the device comes with.

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,
   Kris
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