I need to upgrade my meager 80gb into at least 250gb does such a size drive exist yet? Does anyone know?
That's an 8mm drive with a micro-SATA connector. The Air uses a 5mm drive with a LIF (rev B,C)/ZIF (rev A) connector. Also, with an 80GB drive, you'd be upgrading from a Rev A, which uses a PATA drive, not a SATA drive. The 240GB drive linked to in the engadget story is PATA, but it's 8mm.
You need a single-platter (5mm), PATA-ZIF drive.
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I have no idea what you just said, but do you know the largest drive for the Air? Anything close to 250gb? Any plans? Anything? Shall I stick with 80gb forever?
I need to upgrade my meager 80gb into at least 250gb does such a size drive exist yet? Does anyone know?
I believe they do have a 250 GB Samsung 1.8".
I know they have up to 160 GB for certain.
Edit: Look what I found.
Next MBA maybe??? SATA too, that's awesome, I remember looking and all I could find was a 160 PATA-ZIF. Maybe tear apart one of the big iPod classics, they were 160s.
1.8" 5mm HDDs only top out at 160 GB so it's not that far ahead, and given the other benefits of SSD, companies are forgetting about these tiny Hard Drives.
uhhh
I have no idea what you just said, but do you know the largest drive for the Air? Anything close to 250gb? Any plans? Anything? Shall I stick with 80gb forever?
I thought they topped out at 120GB, which is why that's the Max in the HDD Rev B/C Air. I think that the 160GB drives are dual-platter (80/80) which is why they're to tall.
I have never heard of a 160gb single platter....1.8"
It's too thick. Apple won't go backwards and add a thicker, heavier hard drive. Very few companies are spending money on R&D for 1.8" HDDs as 1.8" SSDs become very price competitive around the 64 - 128 GB mark. 1.8" 5mm HDDs only top out at 160 GB so it's not that far ahead, and given the other benefits of SSD, companies are forgetting about these tiny Hard Drives.
I thought they topped out at 120GB, which is why that's the Max in the HDD Rev B/C Air. I think that the 160GB drives are dual-platter (80/80) which is why they're to tall.