Testing to See if Threads are Broken - New Hard Drives Available

I haven't seen a single post today and things have been too quiet for the past two days. I had to see for myself if the threads were still active or not.

but... to ensure I don't waste space, Hypersonic posted on their site recently that the 160gb 5400 Ultra ATA drives are now selectable for the Aviator notebooks. I know it isn't SATA, but for those who are still using PATA, and can do two drives - that is some major space.

Specs are as follows:

Capacity: 160 GB
Speed: 5400 rpm
Seek time: 12.5 ms avg
Interface: Ultra ATA/100

Special Features
• SoftSonic FDB motor: Delivers inaudible operating acoustics
• 8-Mbyte cache buffer: Optimizes performance so applications run fast and smooth
• 5400-RPM spin speed: Provides almost 50 percent more performance for notebook computers while maintaining battery longevity
• QuietStep ramp load technology: Enables whisper-quiet load/unload acoustics and 900 G's of non-operating shock tolerance

Distinctions
• 4200-like power consumption for maximum battery life
• Whisper-quiet load/unload acoustics
• Operating shock of 250 Gs to withstand rugged notebook environment

Just thought I would share for those who are looking to purchase a new system, or for those who have an order in and want to change specs (if possible depending status).

Catch you all later!

Actually, they do have the 7900GTX 512. It's just that this is on their desktop machines. You can even get this in a quad setup.

When it is ready for notebooks, the question is going to be if there will be a mod required to the motherboard due to the more memory, or if the card works off the same space/power as the 7800GTX. If there is no mod required - it could just be a matter of time after testing. However, if there is a required mod - then it is back to the Clevo folks.

I do agree with you Dennis on the dual drives. I do miss that most of my EX7. Yes - dual DVD was cool, but I didn't use that much. But I did like having a ton more space for my MP3s and other items (I didn't do raid).

Yeah. I was storing my games and other data on the second drive and keeping the primary drive for the OS/Apps. I definitely miss not being able to do that - but that is what the external pocket drive is for - atleast for storage of items.

Hmmmm. Never thought about burning and watching a DVD at the same time. I had heard some people state they were gaming and watching a DVD at the same time... I don't have enough memory in my brain to comprehend both, and my wife isn't up for upgrading.

I tell you - If I find out that I can place a 7900GTX512 in this system - I am definitely going to pursue that. Don't get me wrong, the card is handling things very well and now I am playing Guildwars a bit more (because of FActions release).... but I'm male and I need more power.