>> First: >> I plan to swap out my noisy & buggy old IBM Travelstar 20 MB. >> But what new drive I should get ? > > I got the IBM (Toshiba?) Travelstar 40GNX, 5400 rpm, fluid bearing > mechanism, very quiet, very quick.
I second that; the IBM Travelstar 40GNX (which has an 8Meg buffer, btw) is remarkably fast (noticeably sped up my Pismo 400) and very quiet, much more so than the original drive. Money well spent! GB -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
