Faster 1.8" hard drives?

[aamsel]

1.) When do you think that we will see 1.8" hard drives with faster rotational speeds than 4200rpm? These are the drives found in the X40.

2.) Also, do the 1.8" hard drives have the same 42 pin interface as the 2.5" standard notebook drives?
Thanks,
Andrew
Austin, TX
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[monty cantsin]

1.) When do you think that we will see 1.8" hard drives with faster rotational speeds than 4200rpm? These are the drives found in the X40.

We're still waiting for higher capacity drives, so I think drives with higher rotational speeds will be a hope for the even more distant future. And, actually, I wouldn't be surprised if we see 2.5" drives in the next generation of the X-Series back again, but this is just a wild guess based on the many user complaints about noise and performance problems with the smaller form factor. Anyway, in my opinion, with S-ATA coming soon, this P-ATA 1.8"-standard is simply a dead end.

2.) Also, do the 1.8" hard drives have the same 42 pin interface as the 2.5" standard notebook drives?

Yes, see the papers that I have referenced in an earlier posting:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... ht=sff8111

[aamsel]

OK, thanks, I read most of those papers (sorry I didn't use 1.8 as my search criteria).

There is mention in them of "44 pin" connectors.

So, the drive used in the X40 uses a 42 pin?

Thanks!
Andrew
Austin, TX

[monty cantsin]

OK, thanks, I read most of those papers (sorry I didn't use 1.8 as my search criteria).

There is mention in them of "44 pin" connectors.

So, the drive used in the X40 uses a 42 pin?

No, the interface connectors on both the common 2.5" and the SFF8111-1.8"-drives have 44 pins.