RE; I suggest pass on maxtor in an I-mac,if fingernails on blckboards bother you,your face so close to the machine,the droneing buzzing whine gets tiresome realy fast clear across the room,up close its even more nagging, Maxtor diamondmax plus 60gb 7200rpm,I would have recomended IBM,but Ive been reading about problems with some of them,mine is deskstar 45gb 7200 rpm silent runs cool and no problems in almost a year now.
> > Mark said > You could probably sell both those drives and use the proceeds to buy a > brand new 7200RPM, 100GB drive (or larger) for your iMac. I wouldn't > bother > putting a slower (4200RPM) drive into the iMac as you would likely be > disappointed in the speed. Drive speed (RPM and access time) can have a > significant affect on the overall speed of the computer. > > Thanks for your suggestion Mark, I will do this. Probably an 80 G. > Q. Can an ATA 100 drive can work in the iMac? (Rev A) > Or what standard should I get? > What brand of drives are recommended? > > Thanks and regards, > Stuart. > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
