Hard drive options?

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ThinkPad · #1 Post by **ThinkPad** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:59 pm

What are my hard drive options on my T-41. Its rather thin so im not sure it will fit a 60-80 gig primary drive. I pulled out the current primary drive which is 33 gigs. I dont want to put the drive in the ultra bay.

sugo · #2 Post by **sugo** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:03 pm

Any 2.5 inch 9.5mm IDE notebook drives should work. It doesn't have to be from IBM.

Your drive is probably a 40GB one. Max capacity possible as of today is 100GB. Thinkpads T4x come with 30GB - 80 GB.

ThinkPad · #3 Post by **ThinkPad** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:15 pm

Is the 80 gig the same speed as the 40 gig?. Im actually thinking of getting the quicker 60 gig one.

#4 Post by **BillMorrow** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:07 am

80gig 5400RPM is almost as fast as the 60gig 7200RPM drive..

get one that fits your capacity needs..

don't forget there is a 100gig drive now..
seagate i think..

ThinkPad · #5 Post by **ThinkPad** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:53 am

morrow wrote:80gig 5400RPM is almost as fast as the 60gig 7200RPM drive..

get one that fits your capacity needs..

don't forget there is a 100gig drive now..
seagate i think..

So you are telling me a 100 GB drive will fit and work fine as the primary drive (not in the ultra bay) ?

Leon · #6 Post by **Leon** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:00 am

yes....

John560e · #7 Post by **John560e** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:19 pm

So you are telling me a 100 GB drive will fit and work fine as the primary drive (not in the ultra bay) ?[/quote]

Checkout the 100GB HD at: http://tinyurl.com/6bfyx

migo2137 · #8 Post by **migo2137** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:06 pm

So, would you recommend a 80 GB 5400 rpm over 60 GB 7200? Ex: MOMENTUS 5400.2 80GB ATA/100 5400RPM 8MB compared to 60GB TRAVELS 7K60 7200RPM 8MB?

Could you also say something about a 7200 rpm compared to 5400 from the same brand( Travlestar 5K80 to 7K60)? How noticeable is the speed difference? Is it worth the $?

Leon · #9 Post by **Leon** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:57 pm

slightly, but not significantly slower over the long haul.... buy according to your storage needs and you will be happy with either one....

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