[ltp] 7200rpm drives - an update

[Raghavendra Moktali]

Raghavendra Moktali wrote:
> hi,
> I was thinking of upgrading a 40gb 4200rpm drive on an r51 to 7200rpm
> 100gb one. below are a few links i found.
> 
> existing drive:
> http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/4k80/4k80.htm
> 
> proposed replacement:
> http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/e7k100/e7k100.htm
> http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/7k100/7k100.htm
> http://seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/personal/family/0,1085,670,00.html
> 
> has anyone upgraded or have 7200rpm drives in r51 series?
> any comments?
> 
> Thanks,
> Raghavendra
> 

An update: The 7k100 100 gb just worked in the R51 (2888) without any
sort of problems. only it is slightly more noisy than the original in a
silent room but it is really fast for daily work.  this was difficult to
obtain and seems to be available only in the US. hope someone finds this
useful :)