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Max laptop drive supported in older 266MHz Latitude?

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DWW

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I don't have it available at the moment (so can't check BIOS or the likes)

But does anyone know how large of a drive this could potentially support? Shouldn't have a problem with today's 40GB laptop drives should it? Its my understanding that 4GB BIOS issue was circling around 166MHz and earlier computers or thereabouts?
 
With that said is there any preference of Fujitsu, Toshiba or IBM laptop drives? These are the three available to me at this point in time. I understand that IBM desktop drives have problems but what about their laptop ones?
 
No real pref between Hitachi/IBM and Toshiba, I've used both without problems. I've never used a Fujitsu so I'd probably not get them without a better price and some positive feedback from someone trusted like storagereview.com.

One other potential gotcha: you should probably stick with 4200 RPM not 5400 since the extra heat of a 5400 might cook the drive and/or overheat the mobo in a laptop not designed for it.
 
I've worked with all 3 companies drives and I've seen them all have about the same failure rate. Laptop drives are notorious for crashing because a laptop takes much more abuse than a desktop since it's lugged around a lot more. Any of them would make a good drive.
 
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