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    Will new notebook hard drives be coming out for IDE

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by notquitehere188, Jul 29, 2007.

  1. notquitehere188

    notquitehere188 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i want to upgrade my laptop hard drive when there is a 300GB 7200rpm available, will laptop hard drives still be offered in IDE at that time or does anybody know?
     
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    It appears that most manufacturers are stopping at 160GB for the PATA interface. Maybe this 200GB Fujitsu could be available in PATA.

    John
     
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