Hitachi Travelstar 7K500

Rod Hagen wrote:
The picture is a bit of a mess, unfortunately, and I'm not quite sure in which direction (or more probably "directions") the answers actually lie. Makes it hard work picking a new HD these days if you want to cover all possible bases!

I totally agree with you. There are so many variables including the unpredictibles. As with any purchase, one could get a "lemon." And life is messy.

~L 🙂

cornelius wrote:

I guess your original and last posts prompts me to ask

They do? I don't understand how.

Well, I don't expect anyone to understand how my brain works. I hadn't thought about anti-shock technology in HDD until your original post. Then I wasn't sure whether you wanted it in the HDD you were considering. I was interested because I may swap my internal HDD. With Rod's comment of different users' experiences, I concur with your view. Thanks!
~L

cornelius wrote:

Well, I don't expect anyone to understand how my brain works.

Does anyone understand how anyone's brain work? Thanks for humoring me, anyway 🙂

The research on the brain in the last 10 years has resulted in some amazing findings. You're welcome. 😉

I was interested because I may swap my internal HDD.

Have you already decided on the drive you want? What criteria do you have in mind?

No. I have a few external 2.5" hard drives and thought one went south. Rather than replacing it, I thought of swapping my internal HDD. Turns out that the Firewire ports on the external drive failed. The USB port was fine but extremely slow. So, I got a new enclosure for the Seagate HDD. I have two other Hitachi Travelstar 2.5" external HDDs and am happy with them. I'm going to hold off for now.

Good luck with your new HDD. ~L

I know the issues one can have with external HDDs. Unless one has an Oxford Firewire chipset, the firewire bridge will eventually fail. I have put a couple of drives in enclosures because of failed firewire bridges. Now I make sure that I buy drives with an Oxford chipset.

Yes, I do too. I purchased all my external HDDs from macsales.com and they have the Oxford Firewire chipsets. The one that went south had two Firewire 800 ports. I got this HDD drive from my sister who uses PC. I noticed that when I first got the HDD that one of the FW ports didn't work. No biggie as the other one worked. A few months ago, I was backing up my computers because the MB Pro had to go to the depot for the blank screen video issue. I may not have dismounted the drive properly, but...It was probably a combo of things...

In terms of my own purchase, I am still researching. I just spent $400 to replace the fuel pump in my old Saab (could have been $900 if done at the dealer's). The previous week I spent $300 to buy two tires.

When it rains, it pours. There is this theory that things happen in multiples of three.

My internal HDD is fine for now...

And hopefully stays fine for a long time. 😉 Why are you considering a new HDD?

The research on the brain in the last 10 years has resulted in some amazing findings.

So, does that help you understand how yours works?

Yes, along with other learnings, I understand some of my decisions.

In terms of things coming in threes, I paid $350 on December 30 for an engine degrease and oil pressure sending unit. Can that be counted along with the other two things?

Absolutely!

Best of luck to you.
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Wow, cornelius,

Fifth generation? What is the difference between 4th and 5th? Is the HDD in your MBP 5400 or 7200 rpm?

BTW: I had a Pismo G3 too. I loved and only donated it last year.

~L

cornelius wrote:

What is the difference between 4th and 5th?

One generation. (Sorry, Lily, I couldn't resist 🙂 )

Touche! Shesh, I set myself up for that one.

I guess with each generation the technology is better tested and possibly enhanced from the last. I will call OWC tomorrow and see what they can tell me.

I'll be curious to know what you learn. With tech, I think of bleeding edge, but then is newer always better? Manufacturer testing vs. users experiences...

The Pismo is awesome. Mine sits here beside my MBP, and I use it regularly. For one thing, it can run the scanner on my old All-in-One, while the software only allows the MBP to print. So the Pismo is very handy. I love it, but I also love the MBP.

I kept my Pismo to use with an old medium-end flatbed scanner with SCSI interface. It also saved me a few times when I needed to convert graphics documents to a much older version. The scanner on my all-in-one is not sufficient for my work, but I finally bought a new flatbed scanner, so I stopped using the Pismo. It seems that for me, every other Apple notebook is really good, the Pismo and my PB 12" were/are the stars. My PB Ti had its issues but served 6+ years. I do like my MBP, especially after the fans were replaced when it was being fixed for the video card issue.