Re: [H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 08:05 PM 4/20/2005, warpmedia typed: LOL. I did mine few months back and it's definitely not worse than before! Dunno about batt life as I tend to run plugged in. While I never timed my batt life before when I was running the 4200 I haven't noticed any decrease in battery life with the 5400 at

Re: [H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread warpmedia
"Don't do that!" "Why?" "Because you'll put some poor Indian out of work!" "Oh well, let em go back to making sword canes & carpets." LOL. I did mine few months back and it's definitely not worse than before! Dunno about batt life as I tend to run plugged in. Wayne Johnson wrote: At 05:13 PM 4/2

Re: [H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 05:13 PM 4/20/2005, JRS typed: Definately. I put some 5400's in my older C600's that are only P3-800's, and with the update from the 4200's they had, they all sped up for daily use. Mine is a P3-700 & I certainly noticed the difference when I upgraded from a IBM 4200 20g to a Seagate 5400 rpm

Re: [H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread JRS
Definately. I put some 5400's in my older C600's that are only P3-800's, and with the update from the 4200's they had, they all sped up for daily use. --- Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will I see a speedboost in my aging notebook if I go from my old > 4200RPM > drive to a 5400

[H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread Robert Turnbull
According to this reference, on a Thinkpad T23, it would make quite a difference: Make sure that the thickness or height of the new drive fits the slot or the carrier in the notebook. Robert Turnbull,

Re: [H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 02:28 PM 4/20/2005, Thane Sherrington typed: Will I see a speedboost in my aging notebook if I go from my old 4200RPM drive to a 5400RPM one? I did so I imagine you would as well. --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805

RE: [H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:35 PM 20/04/2005, Bobby Heid wrote: I would think so. I'm thinking so too, and for about $100 I can get a WD Scorpio that'll double my space and hopefully increase my speed. Seems like a no brainer. T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]

RE: [H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread Bobby Heid
I would think so. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 2:28 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Notebook drive Will I see a speedboost in my aging notebook if I go from my

[H] Notebook drive

2005-04-20 Thread Thane Sherrington
Will I see a speedboost in my aging notebook if I go from my old 4200RPM drive to a 5400RPM one? T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]