Heather Stern, 2002-Sep-18 12:21 -0700: > > I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD. What does this > > describe? > > > > thanks, > > jc > > > > -- > > Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer > > Diggin' Debian Admin and User > > It's a taller drive. Still has the tiny-size IDE interface normal on > laptop disks, but the taller bay will allow for either older drive bays > (perhaps he intends to slide an already-debian drive into his new > machine) or for larger capacities (you can only fit so many platters > on a 9.5mm drive). > > Beware also that some manufacturers say 9mm and mean it; they can't take > 9.5mm drives either, or they can with a -very- tight fit, and some > danger of heating problems. Mostly those are your pocket-tops; I don't > think you'll have that problem when looking for the bigger-screen systems. > > * Heather Stern * star@ many places...
Ah, I get it...the drive is taller to make room for the thicker platters. I was thinking the higher capacity drives used thinner platters to make room for more in the same sized drive. thanks, jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
