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Old 04-28-2009, 11:42 PM   #155
kmn5
 
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Originally Posted by MLL67RSSS View Post
I wouldn't recommend using a hard drive in a car. The heads "fly" over the discs at an incredibly tiny distance, a piece of dust is HUGE by comparison. They don't take well to prolonged jouncing or vibration while in use and the heads are flying. Would most likely lead to premature "crashing" of the drive.
well at least not with desktop hd's
you can always get a 2.5" laptop harddrive and mount it into an external case (like $15 on ebay)
the laptop ones handle vibration much much better
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