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<blockquote data-quote="DoubleCap" data-source="post: 406761" data-attributes="member: 27233"><p>No, not really. It just depends on the excess casing (if that's the way it's designed). Let me explain a little bit more, it's kind of weird. Take this link <a href="http://www.nuggetlab.com/comptia_files/equipment/hd_Top%20view%20of%20IDE%20hard%20drive.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.nuggetlab.com/comptia_files/equipment/hd_Top%20view%20of%20IDE%20hard%20drive.jpg</a>. The weight will depend mainly the casing. But it also depends on how the drive is manufactured, because inside your hard drive, you have integrated circuits mounted on the circuit board (<a href="http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/11/Hard%20Drive%20Clock.jpg)" target="_blank">http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/11/Hard Drive Clock.jpg)</a>... it's the black squares/rectangles you see. Those hardly weigh anything, but it can add up. So, in short, it's usually not something to worry about.</p><p></p><p>If you have the same casing, a 40GB vs a 80GB will not be different. The only thing that may be different is the speed of the <em>platters</em> (that's when you hear things like 5,400 RPM). The actual data storage is still the same. Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoubleCap, post: 406761, member: 27233"] No, not really. It just depends on the excess casing (if that's the way it's designed). Let me explain a little bit more, it's kind of weird. Take this link [URL="http://www.nuggetlab.com/comptia_files/equipment/hd_Top%20view%20of%20IDE%20hard%20drive.jpg"]http://www.nuggetlab.com/comptia_files/equipment/hd_Top%20view%20of%20IDE%20hard%20drive.jpg[/URL]. The weight will depend mainly the casing. But it also depends on how the drive is manufactured, because inside your hard drive, you have integrated circuits mounted on the circuit board ([url]http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2006/11/Hard%20Drive%20Clock.jpg)[/url]... it's the black squares/rectangles you see. Those hardly weigh anything, but it can add up. So, in short, it's usually not something to worry about. If you have the same casing, a 40GB vs a 80GB will not be different. The only thing that may be different is the speed of the [I]platters[/I] (that's when you hear things like 5,400 RPM). The actual data storage is still the same. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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