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I need a new drive for my old T20. It's pretty full and Spinrite says it's
dying. The current drive is a Hitachi 11G, probably 4200 RPM. Of course I can
go bigger and faster, but should I? I just read a review at THG, which lavished
praise on the new 7200 RPM Hitachi, and says faster isn't a problem with power
consumption. But I'm concerned about heat. I leave my computer running almost
24/7. It's been dead reliable so far, and I don't want to mess with it. I know
others have had overheating problems after putting faster drives in older
machines. Noise is an issue too -- I like my computer to be as quiet as
possible. It's one reason I chose the T20 initially. Any thoughts?
Matt O.
I need a new drive for my old T20. It's pretty full and Spinrite says it's
dying. The current drive is a Hitachi 11G, probably 4200 RPM. Of course I can
go bigger and faster, but should I? I just read a review at THG, which lavished
praise on the new 7200 RPM Hitachi, and says faster isn't a problem with power
consumption. But I'm concerned about heat. I leave my computer running almost
24/7. It's been dead reliable so far, and I don't want to mess with it. I know
others have had overheating problems after putting faster drives in older
machines. Noise is an issue too -- I like my computer to be as quiet as
possible. It's one reason I chose the T20 initially. Any thoughts?
Matt O.