I guess this is not true for new drives. Otherwise all my laptops would be dead by now. Also consider that the same drive is also in iPod - I doubt that people switch off the iPod before moving it - quite the opposite - many run with the iPod for several miles. I usually do not switch the machine off before moving between my cube and meeting room. All laptops survived so far (Macs, IBMs, Compaqs, HPs) and I'm proud owner of the original 5GB iPod that survived all the moving a well and it flew over 200 000 miles on various airlines with me.
I had 40GB Travelstar in my older Powerbook and it made noise when removed and replaced with 80GB disk. I sold it to a friend and he had no problems with it at all. Still running. I was also worried about the noise as the other disk did not make any noises (20GB Hitachi). But both work fine even now 1 year later. Jan -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
