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Subject: Re: Re: Load time lags

Re: Re: Load time lags

From: George Styles <george_at_ripnet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:01:51 +0100

I am guessing here, but i assume it would knacker the drive after a while,
but surely by the time that happens, we will be able to replace the drive
with a v. large capacity drive for a very low cost, the way things are going
:)

g

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Tedford" <stuart.tedford_at_piresearch.co.uk>
To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 4:57 PM
Subject: RE: Re: Load time lags


> >
> > Matthias Wächter wrote:
> > > IMHO, neither the heat nor drive-wear-out are a problem for
> > the drive.
> >
> > Björn wrote:
> > I agree. We'll add options for disk spindown after 1.2.
> >
>
> I disagree. Why else would they have "Extended availability"
laptop/desktop
> drives - drives that are especially designed to be run continuously.
>
> Stu.
>
Received on 2002-08-08

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