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#145952 - 12/03/2003 20:17 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: number6]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Maybe the empeg won't have enough power to run two of these?
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#145953 - 13/03/2003 05:03 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
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Loc: New Jersey, USA
We will certainly find out...
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#145954 - 18/03/2003 23:54 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: pgrzelak]
adavidw
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Registered: 10/11/2000
Posts: 497
Loc: Utah, USA
I think you meant to say that you will certainly find out. Unless, of course, you've taken up the royal "we"
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#145955 - 19/03/2003 01:46 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: adavidw]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
No, he means that he'll try it and then tell the rest of us. So we will eventually find out.
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#145956 - 19/03/2003 02:13 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: adavidw]
simspos
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Registered: 28/03/2002
Posts: 230
Loc: Dudley, UK
Isn't it "we" as in "me & my empegs" (I know they're not alive but hey, they do have unique personalities)

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#145957 - 19/03/2003 05:13 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: pgrzelak]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
I've decided that even if these things are $400 at launch (that's a pure guess on initial price), they will be cheaper per gig gained than a 60gb for $171 (going rate at pricewatch.com).

I have to replace my 48gb drive now. A 60gb drive will "just" barely get me going again, but will not really allow me any expansion past the amount of music sitting idle on my PC.

So..

60GB replacement for a 48GB yeilds 12GB additional storage for $171. 60GB = $14.25 per GB gained.

or...

80GB replacement for a 48GB yeilds 32GB additional storage for $400. 80GB = $12.50 per GB gained.

So I'll be getting a 80GB when they come out. The above math ONLY works if you can actually use the additional storage. Paying for any capacity that you will never need is a waste of money. I always say "buy it when you need it". Just look how cheap you can get a 60GB now! They used to be just under $400 and they will drop even more when the 80's come out.
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#145958 - 19/03/2003 06:04 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: Roger]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Greetings!

True. I will try it, and let everyone know. Of course, I do not think I will be alone in testing this out. So, we will all know soon.

As to the use of "we", it was not intentional. But I have been told that I can be a royal nuisance sometimes...
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#145959 - 19/03/2003 07:25 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
Just look how cheap you can get a 60GB now!

Assuming that you can find the 5400rpm/7200rpm 9.5mm versions, that is...

I'm looking to replace the 20Gb disk in my Vaio, and it needs to be 9.5mm.
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#145960 - 19/03/2003 09:44 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: Roger]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
I thought the rotation speed wasn't that critical. Maybe in the Vaio, but not as much in the empeg.
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#145961 - 19/03/2003 10:38 Re: 80GB Laptop drives arriving [soon] on Platform 1 [Re: pgrzelak]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
Yeah, for the empeg, the rotation speed isn't critical. However, I'm looking for one for my Vaio.

I've still got about 20Gb to go before I fill up my 60Gb empeg. My laptop, on the other hand, is a different story.
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