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100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm versus 160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm amandaf37 09-02-2007
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Posted by Lars on September 25, 2007, 6:26 am
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>I wish I could say 100GB is a lot. :-( As I record a lot of TV programs
>from time to time either from my laptop or desktop. And I could use a
>50TB hard drive actually.

It is amazing how our need for storage space has grown. In my present
desktop I have more than 1000 times the disk space of my first
computer. And that is only over 13 years. 500 MB to 570 GB.

My brother got into computers several years before me, and he has told
me of when he bought his first hard drive. (Previosly having had only
floppies.) The HD cost abt $1500, which was quite a bit more at the
time, maybe half a months salary. But he decided to buy it anyway
since "it would solve his storage needs for ever".

Now you can get a terabyte for a couple of days work.


Lars
Stockholm

Posted by Barry Watzman on September 5, 2007, 7:53 pm
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 Normally, if it will take a drive larger than 137GB (again, if it
supports 48 bit LBA), there is effectively no upper limit on size (there
really is, but the limit is larger than the largest drives currently
made, somewhere up in the terrabyte range).


amandaf37@gmail.com wrote:
>> Yes; if you have a laptop that will get past the barrier at 137GB (e.g.
>> that supports 48-bit LBA),
>
> Thanks for this info. I googled it and understand more.
>
>> it will recognize drives up to at least 500GB
>> or so (unless the manufacturer put code in the bios explicitly for the
>> purpose of disallowing such drives .... a situation that I have never seen).
>
> That's what the sale person said. I ended up opting for 100GB (7200
> rpm) at the slae person's suggestion.
>
> BTW, the sale person also said it should take 500GB but when I asked
> specifically later what's the manufacturer info on the largest drive
> it can take, he said, "that info is not given".
>
>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Yes. No problem. Any size (GB) and any rotational speed.
>>> But would the system recognize all space, say if I put a 16oGB (7200
>>> rpm) or 320 GB (7200 rpm)?
>>>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
>>>>> If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
>>>>> whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>

Posted by amandaf37 on September 6, 2007, 11:44 am
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> Normally, if it will take a drive larger than 137GB (again, if it
> supports 48 bit LBA),

How do I find out that the laptop I ordered would take a drive larger
than 137GB?
I did ask the sale guy whether it (the system I's buying) would take
if I replace it with a 200GB drive. He said it would. But then, he
couldn't give the specific info when I asked the manufacturer's specs.



>there is effectively no upper limit on size (there
> really is, but the limit is larger than the largest drives currently
> made, somewhere up in the terrabyte range).
>
> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> Yes; if you have a laptop that will get past the barrier at 137GB (e.g.
> >> that supports 48-bit LBA),
>
> > Thanks for this info. I googled it and understand more.
>
> >> it will recognize drives up to at least 500GB
> >> or so (unless the manufacturer put code in the bios explicitly for the
> >> purpose of disallowing such drives .... a situation that I have never seen).
>
> > That's what the sale person said. I ended up opting for 100GB (7200
> > rpm) at the slae person's suggestion.
>
> > BTW, the sale person also said it should take 500GB but when I asked
> > specifically later what's the manufacturer info on the largest drive
> > it can take, he said, "that info is not given".
>
> >> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>>> Yes. No problem. Any size (GB) and any rotational speed.
> >>> But would the system recognize all space, say if I put a 16oGB (7200
> >>> rpm) or 320 GB (7200 rpm)?
> >>>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>>>> The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
> >>>>> If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
> >>>>> whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).- Hide quoted text -
> >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
> >> - Show quoted text -



Posted by Barry Watzman on September 6, 2007, 2:18 pm
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Any laptop (any computer) made in the last 2 or 3 years will take a
drive larger than 137GB and likely any drive currently in production at all.


amandaf37@gmail.com wrote:
>> Normally, if it will take a drive larger than 137GB (again, if it
>> supports 48 bit LBA),
>
> How do I find out that the laptop I ordered would take a drive larger
> than 137GB?
> I did ask the sale guy whether it (the system I's buying) would take
> if I replace it with a 200GB drive. He said it would. But then, he
> couldn't give the specific info when I asked the manufacturer's specs.
>
>
>
>> there is effectively no upper limit on size (there
>> really is, but the limit is larger than the largest drives currently
>> made, somewhere up in the terrabyte range).
>>
>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Yes; if you have a laptop that will get past the barrier at 137GB (e.g.
>>>> that supports 48-bit LBA),
>>> Thanks for this info. I googled it and understand more.
>>>> it will recognize drives up to at least 500GB
>>>> or so (unless the manufacturer put code in the bios explicitly for the
>>>> purpose of disallowing such drives .... a situation that I have never seen).
>>> That's what the sale person said. I ended up opting for 100GB (7200
>>> rpm) at the slae person's suggestion.
>>> BTW, the sale person also said it should take 500GB but when I asked
>>> specifically later what's the manufacturer info on the largest drive
>>> it can take, he said, "that info is not given".
>>>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>> Yes. No problem. Any size (GB) and any rotational speed.
>>>>> But would the system recognize all space, say if I put a 16oGB (7200
>>>>> rpm) or 320 GB (7200 rpm)?
>>>>>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>> The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
>>>>>>> If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
>>>>>>> whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).- Hide quoted text -
>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>
>

Posted by amandaf37 on September 6, 2007, 5:11 pm
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> Any laptop (any computer) made in the last 2 or 3 years will take a
> drive larger than 137GB and likely any drive currently in production at all.

I see.

BTW, in the deskop systems, if the system doesn't take the primary
hard drive lrager thah 137GB, it would not take a secondary HD larger
then 137 GB either, right? Well, it would utilize only up to 137 GB,
right?


> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> Normally, if it will take a drive larger than 137GB (again, if it
> >> supports 48 bit LBA),
>
> > How do I find out that the laptop I ordered would take a drive larger
> > than 137GB?
> > I did ask the sale guy whether it (the system I's buying) would take
> > if I replace it with a 200GB drive. He said it would. But then, he
> > couldn't give the specific info when I asked the manufacturer's specs.
>
> >> there is effectively no upper limit on size (there
> >> really is, but the limit is larger than the largest drives currently
> >> made, somewhere up in the terrabyte range).
>
> >> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>>> Yes; if you have a laptop that will get past the barrier at 137GB (e.g.
> >>>> that supports 48-bit LBA),
> >>> Thanks for this info. I googled it and understand more.
> >>>> it will recognize drives up to at least 500GB
> >>>> or so (unless the manufacturer put code in the bios explicitly for the
> >>>> purpose of disallowing such drives .... a situation that I have never
seen).
> >>> That's what the sale person said. I ended up opting for 100GB (7200
> >>> rpm) at the slae person's suggestion.
> >>> BTW, the sale person also said it should take 500GB but when I asked
> >>> specifically later what's the manufacturer info on the largest drive
> >>> it can take, he said, "that info is not given".
> >>>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>>>>> Yes. No problem. Any size (GB) and any rotational speed.
> >>>>> But would the system recognize all space, say if I put a 16oGB (7200
> >>>>> rpm) or 320 GB (7200 rpm)?
> >>>>>> amanda...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>>>>>> The one I am looking at is 100GB (7200 rpm) and 160GB (5400 rpm).
> >>>>>>> If I take 100GB (7200 rpm) option and when it crashed, I wonder
> >>>>>>> whether I can put 160 GB (7200 rpm).- Hide quoted text -
> >>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
> >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -



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