Seagates new laptop drives are finally avaliable..

Only 5400 rpm? Where are the Seagate fast notebook drives such as Hitachi/IBM 7200 rpm, already available for six months?
 
Here. I replaced a Fujitsu 5400 rpm drive with one. The 7k60 is really fast for a notebook drive and quiet too. :) (Ok, it is not a 15K.3, but still.) I wish they also made one in the 30Gb capacity.
 
LunarMist,

Thanks for the link for the 7k60. I didn't see any compatibility information. Can one stick one of these into any notebook computer that uses 2.5" drives? I'm wondering about the overall electrical / interface compatibility issues.
 
mubs said:
I didn't see any compatibility information. Can one stick one of these into any notebook computer that uses 2.5" drives? I'm wondering about the overall electrical / interface compatibility issues.
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They are all standardized like desktop IDE drives. Unless you have an ultra mini notebook, 9.5 mm height 2.5" form factor drives will fit anything. Sometimes, you will have a problem is with some drives that have a lip that prevent them from mating well with certain notebooks' drive slots.
 
To my knowledge the overhanging lip only affects certain Toshiba notebooks, but I could be wrong. And as an aside, Fujitsu drives have a similar lip.

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