Well, first, laptop (2.5 inch) hard drives don't come in the 7200rpm flavour yet. The highest rotational speed you'll get is 5400rpm, which is pretty good anyway.
Second, an external hard drive is just an internal hard drive in a case with an adapter (IDE to firewire)...so they're always going to be more expensive...maybe your memory is reversed? :o) Is the drive you saw (the 60GB drive for $367 at clubmac) an IBM travelstar 60GH? If not what model is it? I've heard the newest line (the 60GH) is pretty quiet and fast. Also, I've never seen a laptop hard drive at above 60GB. Even these just came out recently...before that the max was 48GB. (although I may be wrong, but I've been in the market for a new drive for a while.) Good luck, Justin On Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 05:39 PM, Tivo wrote: > About ready to make the move up from a 20gig internal Hitachi > that's in > my Pismo. To my surprise the market has reversed and the externals are > now > as/more expensive than the internals -- so why not purchase an internal? > > Folks at the local Apple shop recommended that I don't go below 7200rpm > on a > drive, yet after reviewing posts on this list that I save, it's obvious > that > folks do use slower drives. So, my first question: what about drive > speed? > > At the rate that I fill HDs with music, it seems best to go to at > least a > 60gig, if not more. I see that the IBM Travelstar at that size is just > under > $367 at Club Mac. > > I'd appreciate any other suggestions for brands and so forth at 60-80gig > range for price and quality. Thanks, Tivo > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
