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Wiebetech Read My Mind: 7200RPM Notebook Drive + FireWire 800 Enclosure PART TWO -- What about other drives? Originally posted 07/15/03 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientist In this PART TWO, we answer two questions: 1. We know the 7200rpm notebook drive goes faster in the Wiebetech MicroGB800 than it does in the MicroGB+ (FW400) case. But what about 5400rpm and 4200rpm notebook drives? Will they go faster in a FireWire 800 case? 2. And how do they all compare to an 3.5 inch 7200rpm Hitachi Deskstar 180GXP drive in a Firewire 800 case?           ANALYSIS 1. Although the Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 makes significant gains by moving from the Wiebetech MicroGB+ FireWire 400 case to the Wiebetech MicroGB800 FireWire 800, case, the other notebook drives gained NOTHING over the speeds registered in my FireWire 400 enclosure tests. 2. The Toshiba 5400rpm "GAX" notebook drive is absent from this test because it refused to work inside the Firewire 800 case. I would predict, however, that it would gain nothing in speed if it did work.   IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN PAGE ONE, IT CONTAINS MORE TEST RESULTS. It answers two questions: 1. How much speed does the FireWire 800 notebook enclosure add to the 7K60's speed compared to a FireWire 400 enclosure? 2. And how do those two compare to putting the 7K60 drive inside a PowerBook G4/800 Titanium?   WHERE TO BUY Wiebetech will soon be shipping the ultimate notebook drive (7K60) inside the ultimate portable FireWire case (MicroGB800). They've added it to their web site today. Pre-order direct from Wiebetech online or by calling 866.744.8722. For an awesome replacement of your internal PowerBook drive, get the bare 7K60 drive from either Other World Computing or Trans International.   TEST NOTES for PAGE ONE and PAGE TWO The Power Mac G4/1.42MP was used to test the Wiebetech MicroGB800 FireWire 800 enclosure and MicroGB+ FireWire 400 enclosure. The Powerbook G4/800 was used to test the 7200rpm Travelstar 7K60 as an internal ATA drive. Notebook drives tested included... Hitachi 60GB 7200rpm Travelstar 7K60 with 8MB cache Hitachi 80GB 4200rpm Travelstar 80GN with 8MB cache Hitachi 40GB 5400rpm Travelstar 40GNX with 8MB cache Hitachi 60GB 5400rpm Travelstar 60GH with 2MB cache The Hitachi 180GB 7200rpm Deskstar 180GXP with 8MB cache was tested in the Mercury Elite FW800 enclosure from Other World Computing. SEE "HOW WE TEST" for details on the tests reflected in the graphs.		Search this site powered by FreeFind   HOME PAGE SPEED TEST RESULTS by Category HOT DEALS on speed upgrades               Has Bare Feats helped you? Say "thanks"... with a donation.   Refurbs? Think Small. SmallDog.com
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