The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Perpendicular drive confirmation

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by VetteVert, Jul 3, 2007.

  1. VetteVert

    VetteVert Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    In the new SR MPBs, I first read that all of the HD options were perp drives. Then I read where only some of them (the 160's) used the perpendicular technology. Can anyone point me to a reliable source to confirm this?

    Is the stock 120GB in the 15" MBP perp? the 160GB upgrade?

    Thanks,

    VV
     
    VetteVert, Jul 3, 2007
    #1
  2. Geek94

    Geek94 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    169
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I don't think it is. It's not mentioned on the apple website on the tech spec page.
     
    Geek94, Jul 3, 2007
    #2
  3. VetteVert

    VetteVert Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    VetteVert, Jul 3, 2007
    #3
  4. elfbomber

    elfbomber Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Is the 160GB drive a perpendicular disk?
     
    elfbomber, Jul 20, 2007
    #4
  5. Xander

    Xander Paranoid Android

    Reputations:
    1,321
    Messages:
    1,455
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    MacInTouch confirmed perpendicular technology in the 160GB 5400RPM drives:
    The HDD model for the 160GB 5400RPM is Fujitsu MHW2160BHPL. All I could find was the MHW2160BH on Fujitsu's website (I think it is the same drive):
    This is the drive I have in my MBP, not sure about the other drive options.
     
    Xander, Jul 20, 2007
    #5
  6. VetteVert

    VetteVert Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Just received my MB Pro. I have the 120Gb drive (FUJITSU MHW2120BH). According to Google, this is a PMR drive as well. Looks like the gizmodo link I posted above is correct :)

    VV
     
    VetteVert, Jul 20, 2007
    #6