I'm kinda tired of accumulating small drives that in a year from today wi=
ll=20
clutter my desk.  If I were to shell out money for a new drive, I'd use t=
he=20
4.8GB from the car MP3 player for the laptop, and get a 20GB or 30GB for =
the=20
mp3 .... approx $90 nowadays.  So I'm holding out for a bit.

Cheers,
-Neil.


On Saturday 03 May 2003 12:26, Bob Blick scribbled:
> Ben Jackson said:
> > I have a similarly disadvantaged laptop.  I came across BGMicro's
> > part# COM1164 -- a 810M HD 2.5" HD for $19.95, 2 for $30!  A great wa=
y
> > to revive old laptops.  Even without Windows.  ;)
>
> That seems a little high. I paid $21 for a 5 gig laptop drive a few wee=
ks
> ago from a reputable seller on eBay, he had 20 gig drives ending for ab=
out
> $50. Nice thin(9 mm?) ones, too. And prices are going down.
>
> Here's an example of one of his auctions currently running:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3D168&item=3D272=
6811331
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob

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