A2 compatible 40gb HD found!

Tithis · 08-12-2006, 15:50

Sorry I made a big mistake when I posted this. I still am correct about what I said with the harddrive capable of being used in the A2 being in the Gigabeat, but only the F41 model. Sorry about my mistake but at least we know which product they can be found in. I'll continue to look for places to purchase the F41 or the harddrive itself. Untill then

So far I have found places to purchase the drive, unfortunatly all the online stores are in Japanese -_-

bloodycape · 08-15-2006, 00:27

any updates?

Tithis · 08-15-2006, 14:21

I havnt found anything else out. The Gigabeat F41 was scheduled for release awhile ago. But no American internet stores have it. Right now the only way to get one of these players or its harddrive would be to order it from on of the Japanese sites that have it.

I am looking for a number to contact Toshiba by to try and get some updated information. When I do I'll post it here.

Edit: Alright I did a little run around with Toshiba, called their main branch and got numbers to other branches when I finaly got in contact with the Gigabeat division. Apparently they dont even have any information on the F41. So right now it only seems to be a Japanese product. They also didnt have any information about an American release of it.

I might try again later and try to get in contact with the Harddrive groupd to try and get information on just the harddrive. I figured it wouldnt be released here untill the F41 was. If anyone else wants to try and get information the number I started with was (800) 457-7777.

bloodycape · 08-20-2006, 22:52

have yout tried a gigabeat forum?

bloodycape · 08-20-2006, 23:09

also f41? I thought it was f40? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=172282

Tithis · 08-22-2006, 11:45

Unfortunatly I the F40 doesnt have the harddrive like I once thought. The F40 does have a 40gb harddrive that could connect and work inside the A2 but its a dual disk harddrive. The A2 doesnt have enough room for it. The F41 though has toshiba's new 40gb single disk harddrive.

Heck if the A2 could take one of those duel disk drives people could have put the dual disk version of the F41's harddrive inside it for an 80gb A2.

But as I was writing this I did happen to find a site that ships the F41 out of Japan http://www.audiocubes.com/product/To...P3_Player.html
unfortunatly it still costs a pretty penny, to get the f41 you would have to shell out 278(shipping included) they seem to ship everywhere.
edit:I realized I never actually gave the model number for the harddrive. Its the toshiba 1.8 MK4007GAL drive

georgiano · 08-22-2006, 12:54

interesting:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3783

Tithis · 08-22-2006, 16:30

It would be great it if fit the form factor and worked in the a2 but I seriously doubt it will. But who knows

bloodycape · 08-22-2006, 21:27

the new up-coming archos players have like 160gig. That is more than what almost all laptop manufactures offers

bloodycape · 08-22-2006, 22:15

maybe start a fund to purchase the new hd or F41 like people did in the past?

Aikiwoce · 08-23-2006, 00:59

The new 120GB 1.8" Hard drives from Seagate are going to be dual platter. Now this means that 60GB will be the new single platter size, and this drive would most likely work in the A2.

Tithis · 08-23-2006, 09:40

After looking it up a bit I realized that this 1.8 harddrive seagate is releasing is going to be for the ipod. So it will probobly have the same form factor as the other ipod harddrives (and for those that dont know single platter Ipod drives are the same used in the a2)

mikey · 08-23-2006, 16:32

Im reading this thread with interest, can someone confirm
1, the f41 hd 40gb may work in our a2
2, the 5th gen ipod 60gb hd may work too?

Whats stopping us knowing for sure, just someone to buy the above and try....??

bloodycape · 08-23-2006, 17:25

Well then who is making the 160gig, the 80gig and the 40gig 1.8 hd for the the new Archos 504 players?

Aikiwoce · 08-23-2006, 23:39

40GB per platter is the current maximum size from any 1.8" manufacturer. So a 120GB single-platter 1.8" HDD is extremely unlikely. I can see in the near future 60-80GB per platter being the new maximum single-platter capacity.

Just as a correction, the 60GB Ipod Video uses a dual-platter Toshiba 1.8" HDD. I know this because Toshiba doesn't currently make any single-platter 60GB hard drives, and the Ipod Video uses Toshiba hard drives. Link to Toshiba's 1.8" HDD product listing if you don't believe me. Products ending in "GAL" are the single-platter ones.

The Toshiba Gigabeat F41's hard drive should be compatible with the A2, but there's 2 main problems:

1. Finding a Gigabeat F41.
2. Finding someone willing to buy an F41 to disassemble, and try putting the drive into the A2.

As for who's making the 160GB 1.8" HDDs, I'm going to say Hitachi is going to be making them. They said a while back when they announced their 160GB 2.5" model, they'd have a 1.8" model out by year's end.

08-12-2006, 15:50	#1
Tithis Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 49	A2 compatible 40gb HD found! Sorry I made a big mistake when I posted this. I still am correct about what I said with the harddrive capable of being used in the A2 being in the Gigabeat, but only the F41 model. Sorry about my mistake but at least we know which product they can be found in. I'll continue to look for places to purchase the F41 or the harddrive itself. Untill then So far I have found places to purchase the drive, unfortunatly all the online stores are in Japanese -_- Last edited by Tithis; 08-13-2006 at 11:40..

08-15-2006, 14:21	#3
Tithis Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 49	I havnt found anything else out. The Gigabeat F41 was scheduled for release awhile ago. But no American internet stores have it. Right now the only way to get one of these players or its harddrive would be to order it from on of the Japanese sites that have it. I am looking for a number to contact Toshiba by to try and get some updated information. When I do I'll post it here. Edit: Alright I did a little run around with Toshiba, called their main branch and got numbers to other branches when I finaly got in contact with the Gigabeat division. Apparently they dont even have any information on the F41. So right now it only seems to be a Japanese product. They also didnt have any information about an American release of it. I might try again later and try to get in contact with the Harddrive groupd to try and get information on just the harddrive. I figured it wouldnt be released here untill the F41 was. If anyone else wants to try and get information the number I started with was (800) 457-7777. Last edited by Tithis; 08-15-2006 at 14:35..

08-22-2006, 11:45	#6
Tithis Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 49	Unfortunatly I the F40 doesnt have the harddrive like I once thought. The F40 does have a 40gb harddrive that could connect and work inside the A2 but its a dual disk harddrive. The A2 doesnt have enough room for it. The F41 though has toshiba's new 40gb single disk harddrive. Heck if the A2 could take one of those duel disk drives people could have put the dual disk version of the F41's harddrive inside it for an 80gb A2. But as I was writing this I did happen to find a site that ships the F41 out of Japan http://www.audiocubes.com/product/To...P3_Player.html unfortunatly it still costs a pretty penny, to get the f41 you would have to shell out 278(shipping included) they seem to ship everywhere. edit:I realized I never actually gave the model number for the harddrive. Its the toshiba 1.8 MK4007GAL drive Last edited by Tithis; 08-22-2006 at 11:57..

08-22-2006, 16:30	#8
Tithis Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 49	It would be great it if fit the form factor and worked in the a2 but I seriously doubt it will. But who knows Last edited by Tithis; 08-22-2006 at 17:23..

08-23-2006, 00:59	#11
Aikiwoce Meat Popsicle Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 256	The new 120GB 1.8" Hard drives from Seagate are going to be dual platter. Now this means that 60GB will be the new single platter size, and this drive would most likely work in the A2. __________________

08-15-2006, 00:27	#2
bloodycape Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 109	any updates?

08-20-2006, 22:52	#4
bloodycape Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 109	have yout tried a gigabeat forum?

08-20-2006, 23:09	#5
bloodycape Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 109	also f41? I thought it was f40? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...lance&n=172282

08-22-2006, 12:54	#7
georgiano Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 67	interesting: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3783

08-22-2006, 21:27	#9
bloodycape Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 109	the new up-coming archos players have like 160gig. That is more than what almost all laptop manufactures offers

08-22-2006, 22:15	#10
bloodycape Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 109	maybe start a fund to purchase the new hd or F41 like people did in the past?

08-23-2006, 09:40	#12
Tithis Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 49	After looking it up a bit I realized that this 1.8 harddrive seagate is releasing is going to be for the ipod. So it will probobly have the same form factor as the other ipod harddrives (and for those that dont know single platter Ipod drives are the same used in the a2)

08-23-2006, 16:32	#13
mikey a2/d2er Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,044	Im reading this thread with interest, can someone confirm 1, the f41 hd 40gb may work in our a2 2, the 5th gen ipod 60gb hd may work too? Whats stopping us knowing for sure, just someone to buy the above and try....??

08-23-2006, 17:25	#14
bloodycape Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 109	Well then who is making the 160gig, the 80gig and the 40gig 1.8 hd for the the new Archos 504 players?

08-23-2006, 23:39	#15
Aikiwoce Meat Popsicle Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 256	40GB per platter is the current maximum size from any 1.8" manufacturer. So a 120GB single-platter 1.8" HDD is extremely unlikely. I can see in the near future 60-80GB per platter being the new maximum single-platter capacity. Just as a correction, the 60GB Ipod Video uses a dual-platter Toshiba 1.8" HDD. I know this because Toshiba doesn't currently make any single-platter 60GB hard drives, and the Ipod Video uses Toshiba hard drives. Link to Toshiba's 1.8" HDD product listing if you don't believe me. Products ending in "GAL" are the single-platter ones. The Toshiba Gigabeat F41's hard drive should be compatible with the A2, but there's 2 main problems: 1. Finding a Gigabeat F41. 2. Finding someone willing to buy an F41 to disassemble, and try putting the drive into the A2. As for who's making the 160GB 1.8" HDDs, I'm going to say Hitachi is going to be making them. They said a while back when they announced their 160GB 2.5" model, they'd have a 1.8" model out by year's end. __________________

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