[MilkyWay]

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Originally Posted by wynn /img/forum/go_quote.gif Different harddisk, not gona work

Sorry you're going to have to elaborate on that.

I guess there's only one way to find out, I'm willing to take one for the team if it's not some insane price, hopefully it'll be below 300 but I doubt it.

 

[roebeet]

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Originally Posted by brandnewgame /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have no experience with iPods and I'm wondering if a iPod 5G/5.5G 80GB uses an 8" double platter ZIF drive?

iPod 5.5G 80GB uses an MK8010GAH - it's an 8mm drive, dual platter.

However, the 5.5G uses a sector size of 2048 bytes, not the standard 512 - the MK8010GAH might be designed to only work in the 5.5G (not 100% sure of that, but I have read forums where the MK8010GAH was attempted in iRivers, with problems). So I wouldn't get too excited about this yet, at least for the 5.5G.

As for price, I suspect it'll be ridiculously high - my guess is about $300 US.

 

[gpkoo]

$300 US! The way the Aussie dollar is going that's just not an attractive proposition

 

[Anouk]

Wow so much money for a hdd....
Greetings, Anouk,

 

[Gatto]

so what is the capacity and model of the highest capacity HDD that has been tested and works in a 5th or 5.5gen 80 gig ipod video

 

[brandnewgame]

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Originally Posted by roebeet /img/forum/go_quote.gif iPod 5.5G 80GB uses an MK8010GAH - it's an 8mm drive, dual platter. However, the 5.5G uses a sector size of 2048 bytes, not the standard 512 - the MK8010GAH might be designed to only work in the 5.5G (not 100% sure of that, but I have read forums where the MK8010GAH was attempted in iRivers, with problems). So I wouldn't get too excited about this yet, at least for the 5.5G. As for price, I suspect it'll be ridiculously high - my guess is about $300 US.

I hope someones got the guts to try

 

[Rhodes]

Any news on this 240gb? Has anyone upgraded their ipod classic with this?

 

[daveDerek]

will this fit in 4g imods/ipods? how much do these drives cost?

 

[mrarroyo]

daveDerek, it has been a while since I have seen you posting. It is good to see you posting again. Have a great 2009.

 

[booboohihi]

that's good news.

 

[daveDerek]

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Originally Posted by mrarroyo /img/forum/go_quote.gif daveDerek, it has been a while since I have seen you posting. It is good to see you posting again. Have a great 2009.

thanks Miguel. same to you and hope to c-ya at the next ny meet!
do you know if this will fit a 60gb 4g ipod, and what the thing costs?

 

[smrtby123]

I wonder at the price you would pay for the HDD if it would be more worth it just to spend the money on an SSD. The power would be much less, and your seek times would be barely anything compared to a regular disk.

 

[mrarroyo]

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Originally Posted by daveDerek /img/forum/go_quote.gif thanks Miguel. same to you and hope to c-ya at the next ny meet! do you know if this will fit a 60gb 4g ipod, and what the thing costs?

If I remember correctly I went with this back and forth w/ Vinnie. The problem was the connector type changed, so I searched for a long time and eventually found a connector that Vinnie thought could work. However we never tried it because it was a bit large and in Vinnie's opinion the sound of the 160 Gb Classic was very close to the 4 Gen iModded iPod so I went that route. Sorry.

 

[penartur]

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I wonder at the price you would pay for the HDD if it would be more worth it just to spend the money on an SSD. The power would be much less, and your seek times would be barely anything compared to a regular disk.

Newest RunCore 128GB SSD (largest 1.8" ssd capacity at this moment) vs old Toshiba MK1214GAH (2 platters, summer 2006):
1) Price. MK1214GAH can be found for about $80; runcore one will cost you $400.
2) Weight. Runcore SSD weights about 50gms, that's 10gms less than dual-platter hdds (59gms) and nearly equal to single-platter ones (e.g. Toshiba 120GB MK1231GAL).
3) Power. Toshiba HDD consumes 1.8W at startup and 1.0-1.1W while seek/read/write; RunCore SSD consumes 1.2W while in "operation mode". RunCore SSD consumes 0.75W while idle, and, i think, this "idle" corresponds to HDD "standby" (0.12W); anyway, HDD "idle" is also low (0.4W).
So, basically, for $320 extra you will get: no noise, about 3x better protection against mechanical damage (MK1214GAH can withstand 500G while SSD can withstand 1500G), better response times and, probably, lower battery life (ssd consumes 2-6 times more power when idle and about 10% more power when in operation mode, as opposed to HDD).
Looks like nobody cares about SSD power consumption now, they're just advertising SSDs as "power-efficient, light and fast", but reality is far from their advertisements...
PS: Just in case, http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Pat...Specifications , RunCore 128GB Pro 1.8" 8mm PATA Zif Solid State Drive SSD RunCore 128GB Pro 1.8" 8mm PATA Zif Solid State Drive SSD Detail Page

 

[ZoNtO]

A few people have told me that the Toshiba 120gb drives wouldn't work in the video iPods and you had to use the Samsung 120gb instead?

120GB Hard Drive Samsung SpinPoint N2: RapidRepair

Is this correct or not? That toshiba you're talking about sure is a lot cheaper.