Cyberguys also has 2.5" drives, but all of the drives in this size,
IDE/ATA and SATA, are 5400 RPM. The 2.5"IDE/ATA drives are Western
Digital and come in 80GB ($57), 160GB ($72) and 250GB ($88)
capacities.
Because of the smaller diameter, it seems as though 5400 RPM on a
2.5" drive would be roughly equivalent to a 3.5" drive rotating at
7200 RPM. Bus speed and buffer size are the same for both diameters.
> The 7200 RPM drives have faster seek times. There may also be a
higher Bus speed and a larger buffer, making data access, transfer
and use by software more rapid.
So far as price, cyberguys.com has Western Digital IDE/ATA drives in
3.5" diameter. These have the 7200 RPM speed you're looking for and
come in 160GB ($53), 250GB ($65) and 500GB ($85) capacities.
Hope that helps!
There are not a lot of options in the 2.5" IDE form factor, which is what
the early Minis require.
As there are so few offerings still available in 2.5" IDE drives, you get
what you can find.
OWC probably has the widest offerings.
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