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    MicroSata Mechanical Drives (NON-SSD)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by MessalineApghar, Jan 22, 2010.

  1. MessalineApghar

    MessalineApghar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone have opinions about which MECHANICAL micro-Sata drives are the best and brightest out there?

    Not looking for SSD at this time.

    Thanks in advance
     
    MessalineApghar, Jan 22, 2010
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  2. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    micro-Sata?

    Never heard of them, sorry. :(
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jan 22, 2010
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  3. MessalineApghar

    MessalineApghar Notebook Enthusiast

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    MicroSata is a new connector format for 2.5", 1.8", 1.3" and 1.0" drives it's basically all pins, but in a reduced size connector , not as small as ZIF but smaller then PATA-44 or Desktop SATA
     
    MessalineApghar, Jan 22, 2010
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    Well, thanks for the info, but what devices use these new connectors?

    More importantly if they're still 2.5", why would we want to?

    Cheers!
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jan 22, 2010
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  5. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The Toshiba 250gb microsata drive is the fastest drive available. It is also very expensive. I believe there is a 120Gb version of it, which has the same speed, but half the size and price. This drive is 1.8"
    It is capable of doing 60mb/sec, which is more than twice what normal 1.8" drives can do.

    Good luck,

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jan 22, 2010
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