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05-24-2005, 08:49 PM
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#1 | | 1src Founder
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Charleston
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 | Pics: LifeDrive uses a 5GB drive
Check out the pics (courtesy of TPUG):   
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05-24-2005, 09:23 PM
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#2 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 56
| They changed the drive from a Seagate 5GB to a Hitachi 4GB due to higher seek speeds on the Hitachi. Price might also have been an argument. | |
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05-24-2005, 09:26 PM
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#3 | | Writer/Podcaster
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 927
| Interesting. Wonder why it's only formatted to 4GB? | |
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05-24-2005, 09:27 PM
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#4 | | Writer/Podcaster
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 927
| Anyone want to try extending it with PartitionMagic? | |
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05-24-2005, 10:05 PM
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#5 | | Zodiac Is STILL The Best!
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 227
| jeff, that is a pre-released version. The version now has only 4gb because it was faster and cheaper.
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05-24-2005, 10:11 PM
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#6 | | Writer/Podcaster
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver, CO
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| Ah. Gotcha. But that then also leads to the question: Did BargainPDA and David Pogue have devices with the older, slower Seagate drives? | |
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05-24-2005, 10:13 PM
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#7 | | Zodiac Is STILL The Best!
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota
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| that may be possible, there could have been other improvents than just the hard drive too. I'm happy that the battery is not directly soldered to the motherbaord. that means we can easily upgrade/replace the battery
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05-24-2005, 10:16 PM
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#8 | | Writer/Podcaster
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 927
| I wanna LifeDrive with jumper cables... | |
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05-24-2005, 10:20 PM
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#9 | | Clie Fanatic
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,978
| wow, open ur back of ur lifedrives, i wanan see ur 4GB hitachi drives!
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05-26-2005, 02:19 AM
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#10 | | Objection!
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mushroom Kingdom
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| You know, that battery seems fairly easy to replace.....
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05-26-2005, 04:56 AM
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#11 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland
Posts: 171
| The substance of which the backplate is made.
In his podcast, Jeff thought that the backplate was painted plastic. I think it's aluminum (easier to tell when it's cold). Looking at these pics, I'd have to say that for sure it's aluminum, or they did one heck of a job painting it on the inside, unlike the white plastic equatorial ring on the top pic painted silver on the outside.
After hearing the cast I had to take another look, but I'm pretty sure it's aluminum.
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05-26-2005, 05:00 AM
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#12 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland
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| Looking at the placement of the Wi-Fi antenna, I'm thinking all the heat is coming off the battery and/or the hard drive, now. I was thinking the wi-fi might be giving off a lot, because of the way my wi-fi card on the T5 got warm. Most of the heat seems to come from the lower back part of the machine.
Also, the wi-fi antenna placement explains why the top of the backplate is a separate plastic piece. Interesting.
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05-26-2005, 04:21 PM
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#13 | | Why Does Palm Disappoint?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 5,909
| Amazing so its an actual Compact Flash? Why didn't they just put a slot on the right side for Compact Flash? Poor design  The right side has nothing.
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05-26-2005, 04:40 PM
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#14 | | Registered User
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by JAmerican Amazing so its an actual Compact Flash? |
Are you looking at the same pictures as the rest of us? I don't see a compact flash slot anywhere. These drives have compact flash versions, but the ones that are in the LD aren't compact flash.
Having a CF drive would make the LD Manager software problematic as well.
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05-26-2005, 05:48 PM
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#15 | | Registered User
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| Quote: | Originally Posted by timepilot84 Are you looking at the same pictures as the rest of us? I don't see a compact flash slot anywhere. These drives have compact flash versions, but the ones that are in the LD aren't compact flash.
Having a CF drive would make the LD Manager software problematic as well. | 
Does this look familiar? 5GB Seagate CF drive. http://www.steves-digicams.com/microdrive.html
You could remove that card, copy the partitions onto a 4GB solid state CF card ($400), sell your microdrive on ebay for $180. Total cost for a great upgrade - about $200.
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