It would be good if it made it into the next TR. I do not use the whole 40GB now, but the HD runs better if you only use less than half the drive space, right?
Without any consideration of speed (4,200 rpm for TR series in this case) ,
Larger hdd free storage > better performance + less power consumption :wink:
[quote author=“VAIO Jet”]Can we expect another upgrade detailed here soon?
They just released the TR5. I doubt we will see another TR until October/Novermber. Dothan, GMA 900, and the new 60GB HD are my expected upgrades. I’ll cross my fingures for Bluetooth. It is gaining a lot of momentum in this country, finally.
[quote author=“TruthSeeker”][quote author=“VAIO Jet”]Can we expect another upgrade detailed here soon?
They just released the TR5. I doubt we will see another TR until October/Novermber. Dothan, GMA 900, and the new 60GB HD are my expected upgrades. I’ll cross my fingures for Bluetooth. It is gaining a lot of momentum in this country, finally.
Actually, I was anticipating a lot of our members swapping out their 40GB HD for the newer 60GB. I will be looking for the detailed “do-it-yourself” guide when these new Hard Drives make an appearance in the marketplace.
[quote author=“Drachen”]Assuming these new 60GB drives are the same thickness as the 30 and 40 GB drives…
How could they be different? Aren’t hard drives required to meet a size standard? They simply have to increase the density of the platter… dont they? :?:
Side-question… does adding more heads to a hard drive increase performance? Either read or write? What is the ups/downs of adding more heads?
Actually, the size won’t be different from what I’ve read. They’re using higher areal density platters to achieve that capacity. Additionally, the performance of these 60GB should be inherently faster due to the higher density since the head has to travel less to get the data.
So, more capacity and a slight boost in performance even at 4200rpm.
[quote author=“OnMyWayUp”]How could they be different? Aren’t hard drives required to meet a size standard? They simply have to increase the density of the platter… dont they? :?:
The 40GB drives are slightly thicker than the 10, 15 and 20GB drives. That makes the 40GB iPod and iRiver H140 thicker than their lower-capacity bretheren. To answer your second question, no. HDs can be made standard sizes, but they don’t have to be. I’ve seen enough screwy Compaq and Dell designs. To answer the third, they can also add platters.
[quote author=“OnMyWayUp”]Side-question… does adding more heads to a hard drive increase performance? Either read or write? What is the ups/downs of adding more heads?
I was reading about harddrives yesterday and IIRC adding more platters does improve performance (god knows if it’s read/write or both). The only drawback I think is more heat being produced by the drive. I dont remember if I came across this in a proper review by some expert or just some user review from a harddrive owner on an online store.
What ever it is. I dont think i have hopes in Sony UK anymore. After facing the fact that they havent been able to put a dothan chips in the TR5s sold here, its just absurd thinking we are going to get 60 GB upgrades for our computers here, though its a different story if we want to change it ourself. :evil:
