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Miniature 5400 and 7200 RPM HDDs Reviewed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the small-sizes-and-big-storage dept.

PReDiToR writes "At Tom's Hardware I found this favourable review of some remarkable Hard Drives. The article points out that with 40GB units suitable for server or desktop use, life with 2.5" drives could be just around the corner. Heat noise and power consumption are all apparently within acceptable tolerances."

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  1. Is that a hard drive in your pocket... by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or are you just happy to see me?

    1. Re:Is that a hard drive in your pocket... by dcw3 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or are you just happy to see me?

      Better than than a floppy

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    2. Re:Is that a hard drive in your pocket... by Dogtanian · · Score: 5, Funny

      Is that a hard drive in your pocket...
      Or are you just happy to see me?

      Uh, huh. All this talk of 2.5" disks is going to impress the girls even less than the normal 3.5" (*).

      Personally, I have 8", and that's just when it's floppy.

      (*) Although posting regularly to Slashdot won't impress them much either.

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  2. 2.5" drives by FryGuy1013 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, it's not the size that counts!

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    1. Re:2.5" drives by AchmedHabib · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's what small people say.

  3. Re:X-Box 2 anyone? by Channard · · Score: 1, Funny

    I keep mine on top of my digital box - I'd be too afraid to have it on a desk in case it did fall off and smash through to the floor below. And then through the Earth's crust, ending up somewhere in the Earth's core, being too hardy to even melt.

  4. Power consumption by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...power consumption [is] apparently within acceptable tolerances

    Unlike the eastern seaboard?

    'sok. I'll get my own coat.

  5. Wow! by mrselfdestrukt · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's impressive to me is that Tom's HG is still this fast , even with all of us checking out the drives. Tom must be the hardware king...

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  6. 40GB? by phalse+phace · · Score: 5, Funny
    The article points out that with 40GB units suitable for server or desktop use,...

    But 40GB isn't nearly enough for all that pr0n... erm... I mean all those illegal mp3's... erm... I mean, oh never mind.

  7. The connoisseur's view by vevva · · Score: 5, Funny

    Much as I admire 40Gb in a 2.5" package I'm going to stick with my 100kb 8" floppies. I find the quiet modern drives don't have the same sound quality as the original 8" floppies. It's the whirring sound and the "kerchink" as I swap floppies 3 times per mp3 that adds depth to the listening experience. Nope.. these new fangled drives have no place in the system of a true connoisseur. (PS If any of your readers have replacement valves for a Collossus Mk 1 I would like to hear from you).

    1. Re:The connoisseur's view by Bushcat · · Score: 2, Funny

      Floppy disk RAID system here for the cutting-edge Luddite.

    2. Re:The connoisseur's view by Pharmboy · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's the whirring sound and the "kerchink" as I swap floppies 3 times per mp3 that adds depth to the listening experience.

      If you love the "kerchink" of an older floppy drive, I have some older ZIP drives for you that you will LOVE, with a quite distict "CLICK" sound....price negociable or best offer. :D

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    3. Re:The connoisseur's view by evilviper · · Score: 2, Funny

      I certainly know the feeling... I never got over the love of hearing MFM hard drives.

      Now I just sit right next to coffee makers, which have some audible similarites to the good old drives.

      You know, I still have a couple sitting around... Maybe it's time to find my old 286, plug it in, watch as my electric bill goes through the roof, and spend about an hour recording the sounds of MFM drives. I may even make a CD out of it, and sell it to geeks trying to fill a void in their lives, caused by the disappearance of MFM drives.

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  8. Re:5600rpm? by x136 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You don't overclock your hard drives?

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  9. id would rather by m1chael · · Score: 1, Funny

    want to see 2.5" cdrom drives (just pretend backwards compatibility wasnt an issue).

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  10. For Non-USians: The drive is 63.5 mm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's more likely to impress the ladies.

  11. Re:X-Box 2 anyone? by kinnell · · Score: 2, Funny
    plus the added weight keeps it from falling to the floor

    It also stops it from blowing away in a strong breeze

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  12. Re:Meanwhile... by Lord+Ender · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does it vibrate your entire house?

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  13. Re:5600rpm? by evilviper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, 5600 would technically be correct, as long as your Laptop continues to spin at 200RPM (and in the same direction as your hard drive, and while the Laptop is powered-on).

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  14. Re:USB Key's by dsb3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Find me a USB key that holds 40GB for under $200 and we'll talk.

    How big is your keyring? :-)

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  15. Re:Wow! by sharkey · · Score: 2, Funny
    Either that, or Pair Networks know what they're doing.

    They must, to stand up to Slashdot linking to a site that measures content in pages per sentence, rather that sentences per page.

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