rapidrepair.com - 2/4/2009
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Rapid Repair: News Rapid Repair unveils the world's first 240GB iPod !!! 240GB Toshiba MK2431GAH Hard Drive is the Largest 1.8' Drive to Date Lets See What we Can Get This Bad Boy to Work in! KALAMAZOO, MI (2/2/09) Rapid Repair has just finished testing the largest 1.8 inch drive available to ...
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Rapid Repair stuffs 240GB drive into (some) iPods
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... available. That's twice the capacity of the current iPod Classic.
Unfortunately this drive is only compatible with the original iPod Video versions. It will work in a 30GB, 60GB and 80GB original iPod Video ONLY. Initial compatibility tests indicate functionality only on the iPod Video 5G, but we are working to develop a method to enable use on iPod Classic, and Zune 2G units
They'll send the upgrade for $320, but they're currently out of drives.
News page [Rapid Repair]
Rapid Repair Crams 240GB into iPod 5G
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... model with the MK2431GAH 240GB drive from Toshiba, currently the largest 1.8" single platter drive available. The price is $300, plus the iPod, and you can either pop the thing in yourself (easy) or send it in for the upgrade.
Rapid Repair wants to add this to the iPod Classic and the Zune, too. What a thought. A serious music nerd with a Zune. If this is you, we have a tip: Get out of the house. Talk to people. Hell, even talk to a girl. You'll thank us for it.
Rapid Repair unveils the world's first 240GB iPod [Rapid Repair. Thanks, Valerie!] ...
240GB of iPod Storage, But Not From Apple [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... , which makes it essentially like buying a brand new iPod. Still, it was an intriguing prospect, and I always like to try to refurbish or repurpose old hardware rather than throw it out or let it lie idle. The mod, offered by Rapid Repair, does involve some prodding and prying, though, something which I’m not often keen to take on myself, being all thumbs. ...
Supersized iPods A Sell-Out
Cult of Mac —
... received 300 orders - more than its inventory could handle. A month later the company had solved its supply problem and upgraded 500 iPods, though the drives are again out of stock.
The 1.8-inch Toshiba hard drives are roughly the same size as regular iPod hard drives. Thanks to advances in storage technology, the company tapped into a market for expanded iPods that the computer giant isn’t serving, Fortune reports.
Image courtesy Rapid Repair.
Via Fortune
This article is copyright Cultomedia Corp.
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