[ale] OT. Dead harddrive on laptop

[Jim Lynch]

On 01/25/2012 02:10 PM, Cornelis van Dijk wrote:
> Thank again folks, especially Ron Frazier,
>
> Yesterday I removed the drive from the laptop and ordered an "exact"
> (new) replacement from<computergeeks.com>  (Fujitsu MHU2100AT) for
> close to $ 60.- As indicated, I do not know how exact the replacement
> is. It looked the same, has the same model number etc. It seems to run
> at 4200 rpm, I never knew that, is that normal for this kind of laptop
> (hp Pavilion)? Seems kind of lowish. The removal was amazingly simple,
> just remove two screws from a special compartment, then two more
> screws and the drive comes out.
Yes, 4200 was common with 2.5" drives.  My Compaq Presario (also HP 
built) of the same vintage has a 4200 rpm drive. Slower than blazes even 
booting Linux.  Now ask me about my netbook with a 7200 rpm drive 
fronted with SSD.  Blazes run in the opposite direction!

Jm.