>Would a more modern hard drive -a travelstar?- give better performance than >the original 1.1gb that came with the computer? (I have heard people mention >on the list that they are a bit sluggish- the drives that is, not them >personally!) > >I have tried to find info on the rpm of the standard drives, but couldn't >find much detailed spec' information. A travelstar drive is definitely twice as fast at least mainly due to the fact that is has a 512K cache as opposed to the 128K cache in the original 1.1gb. You should notice quite a speed-up if you move on up to a new drive. I've also found out that power management works better on my 2300c with the new 10GB drive. Seek time is about 13ms for the travelstar. As for the rpm, I think they should be just about the same in both drives, namely 4200 rpm. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
