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- From: jjd@bbn.com (James J Dempsey)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Need copmany to convert PowerBook internal 80M to external.
- Summary: How about Duo?
- Message-ID: <lgiggsINN4k7@news.bbn.com>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 19:03:56 GMT
- References: <1992Nov16.225626.3366@u.washington.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov16.225626.3366@u.washington.edu>, jaesyn@carson.u.washington.edu (Jason Smith) writes:
- >
- > I just recieved a PB 180 4/80 on friday. Unfortunately, I had to
- > settle for the 4/80, a 4/120 is what I ordered, but availability was close
- > to none, as I was told. So, now I need to buy an external drive to up my
- > storage. I calculated that for an extra $200 I could buy an external 120M
- > drive (added on to the price I saved by getting the 4/80), but I'd like to
- > swap the 120 to an internal, and make the now internal 80 into an external.
-
- I was thinking about doing the exact same thing with a Powerbook Duo.
- Since the 120MB versions seem to be in short supply and Apple is
- charging an arm and a leg for the 120MB drive anyway, it seems like it
- might be a good idea to just buy the 80MB version and a third party
- external 120MB Quantum GO drive and swap the two drive mechanisms.
- As Mr. Smith says, in the end you get an external 80MB drive for about $200.
-
- The question is: Will just any 2.5" drive fit in the Duos? If I buy a
- Quantum GO 120 external from APS will I have any trouble swapping the
- Quantum mechanism into the Duo?
-
- Thanks,
-
- --Jim Dempsey--
- jjd@bbn.com
-