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(11:18 22/5/2001)
rich (13:58 15/6/2002)
ToiletDuck (13:58 15/6/2002)
frood (13:58 15/6/2002)
Steve (13:58 15/6/2002)
rich (13:58 15/6/2002)
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Steve |
Message #700, posted at 11:18, 22/5/2001 |
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I'm rapidly running out of space on my current tiny (1.2Gb) hard drive, and I'm looking at various places for prices on new drives. Are there any particular makes that don't work with RISC OS, - equally, are there any that are superior? (At present, I'm looking at a 20.5Gb IBM drive) Cheers, Steve |
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rich |
Message #701, posted at 13:58, 15/6/2002, in reply to message #700 |
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So long as you have RISC OS 4 you shouldn't have too many problems - although my 10GB drive already adds quite a bit of time to the start-up sequence (so it can load the map into memory) and takes up over a MB of memory to store the map. Just got to some cheap PC parts shifter and get a standard IDE drive - http://www.todayonly.co.uk/ has some good deals (20GB IBM 57UKP, 30GB 66 UKP, 40GB 72UKP). Apparently some people don't like Maxtor-made drives though. Ooh, look at the memory prices today, only 40UKP for 256MB! If only RISC OS machines took SDRAM...  |
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Mark Quint |
Message #702, posted by ToiletDuck at 13:58, 15/6/2002, in reply to message #701 |
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ekkkk dead cheap
'me thinks someone's been raiding a few PC hardware stores & is getting rid of it quick  |
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frood |
Message #703, posted at 13:58, 15/6/2002, in reply to message #702 |
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ekkkk dead cheap
'me thinks someone's been raiding a few PC hardware stores & is getting rid of it quick Actually the prices seem fairly typical for generic PC-land - the cheapness compared to RISC OS hardware is simply down to how expensive RISC OS hardware has stayed! :-( |
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Steve |
Message #704, posted at 13:58, 15/6/2002, in reply to message #701 |
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So long as you have RISC OS 4 you shouldn't have too many problems - although my 10GB drive already adds quite a bit of time to the start-up sequence (so it can load the map into memory) and takes up over a MB of memory to store the map. That shouldn't be a problem (I've got a Kinetic) Just got to some cheap PC parts shifter and get a standard IDE drive - http://www.todayonly.co.uk/ has some good deals (20GB IBM 57UKP, 30GB 66 UKP, 40GB 72UKP). Apparently some people don't like Maxtor-made drives though. I was actually going to order from Scan (they run the TodayOnly site), but their system went funny. In the end I ordered from Dabs (http://www.dabs.com), since they actually worked out cheaper for the same drive (and it wasn't on offer) as they don't charge anything for postage. Ooh, look at the memory prices today, only 40UKP for 256MB! If only RISC OS machines took SDRAM... Doesn't the Kinetic use SDRAM? (albeit the notebook variety) If so, is it possible for the user to upgrade the amount on the card? (Scan frequently do notebook SDRAM offers too) Steve |
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rich |
Message #705, posted at 13:58, 15/6/2002, in reply to message #704 |
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Doesn't the Kinetic use SDRAM? (albeit the notebook variety) If so, is it possible for the user to upgrade the amount on the card? (Scan frequently do notebook SDRAM offers too) But then I'd have to spend 400 pounds on a Kinetic just to save a few quid on memory. |
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