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  • Winning Reason: I cannot afford a new Mac Mini right now. So, due to my plight, I deserve a new iPOD shuffle as a consolation prize.
    United Statesarmoursin had this to say on Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 4
    Win a shuffle (or 5 Reasons a shuffle is Better than a nano)
  • Fair enough, Metryq. However, even if you remove the harddrive completely, I still do not feel there is enough space gained to make a noticeable difference. This is based on my recent disassembling of my iBook to replace my hdd. It just didn't seem like very much space was taken by the hdd compared to the rest of the components.
    United Statesarmoursin had this to say on Sep 16, 2005 Posts: 4
    Flash Based Laptops, Sooner Than You Think
  • I would have to both agree and disagree. Yes, flash-based storage is smaller than harddrives, but not /that/ much smaller. The harddrive used in the Powerbook and iBook lines, as well as the Mac Mini is a 9.5mm drive. Figure the flash drive will be around the size of a CF card (at least in the beginning). A CF card is only around 1/4 of the size of one of these slim notebook harddrives. Yes, power consumption will be reduced. However, I do not see the iBook turning into a slim notebook simply due to the reduction in size of the storage device. Perhaps if you take into consideration the reduction in required power and therefore make the battery smaller (keep the battery life the same) then perhaps the overall amount of space needed in the iBook would be reduced enough to make a noticeable difference. I still do not believe, however, it would result in the thinnest laptop ever made.
    United Statesarmoursin had this to say on Sep 16, 2005 Posts: 4
    Flash Based Laptops, Sooner Than You Think