What's the best place to buy an extra HDD?

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XCoalMiner · #1 Post by **XCoalMiner** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:11 pm

I thought I saw this posted recently, but couldn't find it via searching:

Where is the best place to buy a second HDD for my tp, ... say 80 Gb or larger?

JHEM · #2 Post by **JHEM** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:16 pm

Zipzoomfly.com or newegg.com, although I prefer the former.

Regards,

James

Chun-Yu · #3 Post by **Chun-Yu** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:23 pm

Good luck finding a laptop HD bigger than 80GB

They don't arrive until this fall (when the "massive" 100 GB Seagate arrives). Personally, I'm holding off getting a new HD until then, since I'm really liking the idea of having a 100 GB 7200 rpm drive.

#4 Post by **erik** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:10 pm

zipzoomfly gets my vote, too. if you can wait, hitachi's 7K100 line will also be ready this fall but the price will be a premium. otherwise, a 60gb E/7K60 or 80gb 5K80 is a great way to go.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductLi ... nd=HITACHI

-erik

XCoalMiner · #5 Post by **XCoalMiner** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:17 am

Thanks for the recommendations.

I couldn't find an 80 Mb and 7200 rpm on zipzoomfly.com, .... does such a combination exist?

rgrosz · #6 Post by **rgrosz** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:36 am

I don't think you can get 80 Gb and 7200 rpm yet.

The availability of 60 Gb and 7200 rpm in a relatively light laptop was the main reason I chose the ThinkPad (versus Dell).

matyst · #7 Post by **matyst** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:14 am

My vote is for zipzoomfly.com too.
Bought 2 HDD from them, great service.

JHEM · #8 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:29 am

XCoalMiner wrote:I couldn't find an 80 Mb and 7200 rpm on zipzoomfly.com, .... does such a combination exist?

Yes, but they're not yet widely available at the retail level and even if they were they'd be extraordinarily expensive.
If you want speed, get a 7K60, if you need storage capacity, get a 5K80.

Regards,

James

HKILP7M8 · #9 Post by **HKILP7M8** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:11 pm

Anybody know where I can get more info on the 100 GB 7200 RPM drives? Any ideas on pricing?

Chun-Yu · #10 Post by **Chun-Yu** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:50 pm

http://www.seagate.com/newsinfo/products/notebook/ No idea about pricing, but the Momentus 7200.1 is supposed to arrive this fall.

JHEM · #11 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 11:34 pm

Word on the street is that the Momentus 7K100 will be introduced at around $450 to $500.

IIRC that's what both the 40GNX and 7K60 were introduced at on their respective rollouts.

Regards,

James

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