Re: Interchangeability of ATA HDDs

2004-10-16 Thread Herbert Goodfriend
Thanks for all the help with Pismo HD compatibility. I decided to buy the Toshiba 40GB 5400rpm instead of the Seagate 40GB 5400rpm because the Toshiba has a 16MB buffer instead of 8MB and costs only $4 more. Don't really know how much difference this makes, but it can't hurt and I've had good

Re: Interchangeability of ATA HDDs

2004-10-15 Thread Shawn Harley
Herb, Yes and no . Some Toshiba's are not compatible with any G3 Powerbooks. Check the more info link on any Toshiba drive at Other World Computing for some model compatibility info. And I also have not been able to use a Samsung SpinPoint drive in my Pismo. I've heard of no issues with

Re: Interchangeability of ATA HDDs

2004-10-15 Thread Jeff Drummond
On Oct 15, 2004, at 2:30 pm, Herbert Goodfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for a larger HDD for a Pismo, and was notified by Dealmac that Dell for Small Business (!) has Toshiba and Seagate 40GB 5400rpm drives at good prices. Transintl has a decent selection of HDDs for Pismos:

Re: Interchangeability of ATA HDDs

2004-10-15 Thread Seth Austen
On Oct 15, 2004, at 3:30 PM, G-Books wrote: Are ATA drives interchangeable so that I can use the Seagate drive in the Pismo? I put a Seagate 40 G in my Pismo, it's behaving well. Seth --- Seth Austen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sethausten.com -- G-Books is

Re: Interchangeability of ATA HDDs

2004-10-15 Thread John C. Swanson
On Oct 15, 2004, at 3:30 PM, G-Books wrote: Are ATA drives interchangeable so that I can use the Seagate drive in the Pismo? I have used Hitachi(IBM) and Seagate drives with no problem. I would recommend a 5400rpm drive as it will make things a little faster, and with prices so cheap now I

Re: Interchangeability of ATA HDDs

2004-10-14 Thread Andrew F.
Yes. On 10/14/04 7:32 PM, Herbert Goodfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for a larger HDD for a Pismo, and was notified by Dealmac that Dell for Small Business (!) has Toshiba and Seagate 40GB 5400rpm drives at good prices. The Toshiba is listed as compatible with interface