[Cialug] New 250 GB laptop HDD

[Tim Wilson]

You could always buy a case for it and use it as external storage.

On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> I bought a new-to-me laptop without a hard drive so went to newegg and
> ordered a drive. However the laptop takes the small 1.8" hard drive
> and I assumed it took the normal 2.5" drive. Therefore I have a new,
> unopened, oem-packaged 250GB IDE/PATA hard drive. I have an RMA to
> return it to newegg but they charge 15% restocking and I'd have to pay
> for shipping.
>
> I thought I'd send a quick note to try and cut my losses. I paid $80 +
> about $10 shipping a couple days ago. If someone wants it for $75 then
> I think it would be a win-win situation. Don't reply-all, instead send
> to me off-list and we'll arrange to make the swap. I will give you the
> receipt in case you ever need to get warranty replacement.
>
> The drive is a western digital scorpio ATA-6 250GB 8MB cache with 12ms
> average seek time and 5,400 rpm spindle speed. I've bought another one
> recently for a different computer and it's really a great drive. Very
> fast and quiet and interestingly enough uses only 550ma of current,
> which makes it far more power efficient than many common drives
> (another laptop hdd on my desk, toshiba 40GB, uses 1,000ma) so you may
> actually get better battery life by upgrading.
>
> I'll be out and around tomorrow running errands, probably on the west
> side, so if you want it I could possibly meet you somewhere.
>
> --
> Matthew Nuzum
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Tim
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