Powerbook 400mhz-Upgrade Questions

Hello!
It Has Been A While Since I Have Posted Here. I Am Helping A Friend Upgrade A New Used Computer. More Specificly, a 400mhz Powerbook G4 Titanium. His buget is up to $250, But The Lower The Better. He Would Like To Upgrade His Hardrive To Atleast 60GB. Does Anyone Here Have Any Input On Drives and Instalation?
Many Thanks In Advance,
macman309
PowerBook G4 15" Mac OS X (10.3)

Use the guide here for fitting, any drive from a well-known manufacturer will work. Get at least a 5,400rpm/8Mb cache one if the budget will stretch - although you will get more capcity for less money on a 4,200rpm drive.
I'd go for somewhere around 80Gb/5,400rpm/8Mb like this one, I've had good experiences with Fujitsu drives in the past but at the time I wanted a 120Gb they didn't do one. NewEgg are a highly regarded supplier in the US so you shouldn't have any problems.
Good Luck.

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