----- Original Message ----- From: "David de la Hunty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <wamug@wamug.org.au> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:07 AM Subject: iPod innards?
> Traders look away now... > > What is in an iPod? is it a HDD like an IDE style laptop HDD? > > Has anyone had one open? What is to stop you swapping the 5G one on the > entry level iPod and souping it up to 40, for example? Swapping a new > HDD into a laptop is dead easy in my experience. > > Just interested... ;) > > David > Other than voiding your warranty (we can't even crack them open), the drive inside is smaller than a laptop drive. From memory, they are either a 1.5 or 1.8 inch drive, which I would not think is commonly available. Considering the premium you pay for a 2.5 inch drive, I'd shudder to think how much extra a 1.8 inch is! Seeya Rod!
