[DM-MUG] Internal Hard Drives shopping

[Jon Thompson]

1TB for $99

http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Jan-0-2009/FreeShipping29/index-landing.html

On Jan 30, 2009, at 10:48 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:55 AM, AB <anastasia_prittee at yahoo.com>  
> wrote:
>> Also be sure to pay attention to the type of connectior your  
>> computer requires.
>>
>> 3.5" = desktop
>> 2.5" = laptop maybe also iMacs
>
> And believe it or not there is actually a 1.8" drive format. I thought
> 2.5" was the smallest and bought one for my laptop but when I opened
> my computer (a Dell Latitude D420) saw there was no way the drive
> would fit in. The cable is very different from the other drives, it
> uses a ZIF connector where you just slip the end of the cable into a
> slot and snap a small plastic bar down over the cable to hold it in
> place.
>
> They've been used in iPods for a while but now that these ultra tiny
> netbooks are all the rage apparently these drives are becoming common
> as user-replaceable upgrades (apparently it's uncommon to upgrade the
> hard drive in your iPod).
>
> -- 
> Matthew Nuzum
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