Hi all, I'm going to purchase a Tyros within a week, and would like to know where the best place is to buy a hard drive so that i can install it. I'm trading in my trusty X1, and think the Tyros is the best choice for the type of music i play. Mostly for the senior crowd. big band, 40's 50's etc. Thanks, Bob

Hi: Bob
Allot of folks have bought hard drives from Vince.Cochran
E-mail Address(es):
vince.cochran@ic24.net
he is known as the hard drive man.
He sells the HD at a fair price & he sends allot of goodies with it.
I'm sure others will reply also.
Send him an Email.
Denny

Bob,

yesterday I received my new Tyros.
I'm very happy with it also because midi-files are enable perhaps 100x faster compared to my PSR-8000.
I'm using a Toshiba MK2023GAS (20Gb)harddisc and it works beyond my imagination.

Good luck.

René

Thanks everyone for the replies. It looks like i'll have no trouble finding what i need. Bob

Hi 82thebar: Congratulations & welcome to the Tyros club. I (as well as many others here) purchased IBM TravelStars hard drives for our Tyros and have not experienced any problems whatsoever. I recommend the 20 gigabyte IBM Travelstar 'model 40GN' (4200 RPM) which cost me $80 seven months ago. There is also a faster (5400 RPM) more expensive 'model 40GNX' version available, but on the Tyros, I'd doubt you'd notice any benefit of the extra cost.
A few months ago, Hitachi 'took over' the IBM Travelstar line, calling it now the Hitachi Travelstar 'model 40GN'. I think this model would be an excellent choice: http://www.hgst.com/hdd/travel/tr40gn.htm

The bottom line though is that the Tyros will accept any generic 'off the shelf' laptop hard drive which meets the following criteria:

2.5 IDE
Height 12.7 mm max
40 GB max

Let us know what you end of purchasing.

Scott

Thanks Scotty, I will get back to all of you when i get the drive. Denny, The email i sent to Vince.Cochran@ic24.net could not be delivered. Don't know why. Bob

HI: Bob
I just tried that addy & your right it bounced back, but here is one that
I tried & it works.
Give it a try, if it don't work for you let me know.
cochran
E-mail Address(es):
cochran@onetel.net.uk
Denny

How much does Vince currently charge for a 20 Gb Tyros hard drive?

I had considered buying mine from him as well, but his price at the time (8 months ago) was a lot more expensive (plus the added cost of overseas shipping) than the same equivilent HD (same brand/model) purchased domesticly here in the US costs: approx $80 US dollars.

I realize that Vince's hard drives additionally include a wealth of style & midi files, which may make it well worth the added expense, but I'm curious if his files are 'commerically produced' pro styles & midi files, or style conversions from other arranger kb brands/models, of which are already available (for free) off the internet?

Scott

Hi mr82thebar.

This is just something to chew on.
Why not wait until the NAMM show is over ?.
New gear is on the way, and your thinking of buying now ?.

Regards.
James.

Yeah, i'm going to buy now . My psR2000 went south on me and right now am using a 2001 that i borrowed from a friend. It has come down to a necessity at this moment. Thanks, Bob

Bob,
You won't be sorry you bought a Tyros, it's a great board. I too have an IBM Travelstar 30 gig, I paid $97.00. While Vince's drive may in fact be very cool, Scott makes a very good point about what styles and files are on it exactly.
Terry

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Nice to know it take 12.7mm thick drives. I dont think there are any new 2 1/2" drives which are thicker than this.

My choice:

Hitachi TravelStar 20GB 4200 RPM.

Very easy to install and fits perfectly in the space reserved for it.

-- José.