LordFett Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 The hard drive is very small for this laptop and as such it is very expensive. Roughly twice the price of a normal laptop hard drive. Right now I have a 30gb but could really use an 80 or 100 gb but 60 is the largest they come. So far Hitachi is the only company I've found that makes a drive of this size. Does anyone know if there is another company that has them? http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/c4k60_ce/c4k60_ce.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 well if its ata-6 then here you go. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....amp;srchInDesc= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 @ripken204 - The laptop he's talking about takes a 1.8" hard drive, not 2.5" drives. That means that he's also highly limited to the size and variety of drives he can buy.@LordFett - Is the drive you have connected via IDE or ZIF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netman66 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Toshiba MK8007GAH - 80GBThere's rumours of a 100GB drive from Toshiba to be released this month.Seagate makes the ST18 series - so far I only see 60GB, but I hear they were supposed to have a 120GB version by 4Q 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) Look for iPod hard drives. They're also the 1.8" type.Toshiba has an 80GB model, the MK8007GAH: http://www.toshiba-europe.com/storage/pci....amp;ptype=HDD18There is also supposedly a 100GB one, the MK1011GAH, but I haven't been able to find much information on it.I've also heard that it's cheaper to buy an iPod and take the drive out, than to buy the drive itself.Edit: Netman66 beat me to it Edited January 3, 2007 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 @ripken204 - The laptop he's talking about takes a 1.8" hard drive, not 2.5" drives. That means that he's also highly limited to the size and variety of drives he can buy.didnt realize they made drives that small, i guess thats how laptops are so thin now. sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 LordFett,Why don’t you go with an external USB drive? 2.5" drives don’t use an external power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 LordFett,Why don’t you go with an external USB drive? 2.5" drives don’t use an external power supply.Carrying around a separate drive external to the laptop isn't really convenient for most users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Most users have the laptop-bag any way and the 2.5" drive doesn´t take up much space... well, those are my thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFett Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 I do have some external drives that I connect via USB. The problem isn't storage, it is programs plus I have the laptop dual booting SUSE10.0 and XP. I keep all my mp3s and movies on my USB drives (i have two from old laptops and they both could use replacing one is <10gb and the other is <5gb).@Zxian, I am pretty sure it is IDE. I'm not familiar with ZIF at all, but I'm fairly certain I was able to hook this drive up to my other computer using my IDE to USB adaptor.I'll check out toshiba and seagate.@LLXX I'm not sure, but I think my HDD from the laptop is larger then my iPod. It might just be the HDD + the caddy I'm thinking of.Thanks for all the input guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netman66 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I think you're correct - the iPod uses a 1-inch drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFett Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) http://shopper.cnet.com/Toshiba_MK8007GAH_...9-31660473.htmlWow $499 for the 80gb and it looks like it is too big for the laptop.ok looking at the images I have a feeling maybe the hitachi (Bottom) is in a caddy. I wish I had the laptop with me at work so I could take it out and see for sure. I'll try and snap some pics and get some measurements. Edited January 3, 2007 by LordFett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 @LLXX I'm not sure, but I think my HDD from the laptop is larger then my iPod. It might just be the HDD + the caddy I'm thinking of.I meant the *original* iPod (largest one), not the smaller mini/nano/etc.NetMan66 is correct, the smaller one (mini?) uses a 1" CF MicroDrive.The two images you have there are of two completely different types of 1.8" drives.The first is probably what your laptop uses, i.e. the standard end-connector type.The second is the side-connector type, like the 1" CF microdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFett Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) Actually the 2nd is the 20gb version of what the laptop uses. And I don't consider mini/nano/shuffle real iPods, I knew what you meant. I've had the drive to my laptop out (lost the screw that holds the caddy in too) and had an iPod (3rd gen) apart and I still think the size is different by far too much. I will do a size comparison tonight (I know I said that before) of my IBM Hitatchi drive, a standard 2.5" a 3.5" my iPod and a metal ruler if I can find it. (And given my track record for remembering this kind of stuff I will be dead wrong on everything I have said, but if my photos prove i am wrong I'll eat my hat).http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/04/28/sma...iful/page3.htmlArticle about the 1.8" drive with some good photos. Last photo on the page is the bottom of the X40's hard drive. Edited January 3, 2007 by LordFett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFett Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hard drive next to my 4th gen iPod.Next to a 3.5" drive.Bottom of the drive out of caddyAll of the pictures I took http://lordfett.com/hdd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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