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On 10/1/2010 9:05 PM, Jason Ash wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTinEMzryz=AGvr1TNif6-eMQEC12=V5ZDZpX7NmE@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">2.5" laptop hard drives have gotten relatively dirt
cheap. Two years ago, I bought a 120 GB 2.5" IDE hard drive for my
laptop for about $100. Now, just a quick search on <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://tigerdirect.com">tigerdirect.com</a>
shows you can get a 160 GB one for 64.99. You could probably even
get a better deal if your willing to take a risk with ebay. I
still have my old 37.5 GB IDE hard drive, but I bought an
enclosure for it, and I use it as an external backup drive now.
Jason Ash<br>
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<br>
Yeah, I just installed a WD Caviar Blue 640 GB in my MacBook for $85
brand new from MicroCenter. Drives are below dirt-cheap levels.<br>
<br>
Now if SSDs would just come down... *<br>
<br>
Watching a modern laptop boot with various OSs on it (co-worker did
a self-upgrade to an SSD, no... our IT department isn't willing to
pay that kind of money) in rediculously low times, is cool...
smokin' fast Intel SSD, his POST/BIOS screen takes longer than
Win7's full boot cycle to complete. Tempting. How much time do I
waste during reboot cycles? Not enough to pay for an SSD... yet.<br>
<br>
Nate <br>
<br>
* Non-1st Generation and good performing SSDs that is. Some of the
cheap crap out there for cheap SSDs get really horrid performance
numbers, even if they are slightly better than a spinning platter.<br>
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