Cool now: Notebook book hard drive 40GB/5400rpm for $107 (now $156-20%)

[OSXFan]

I ordered one of these last week. They shipped me a Hitachi DK23EB-40 instead. The Hitachi has better performance than the Toshiba in most tests despite its 2MB buffer.

 

[GoatHerderEd]

Originally posted by: OSXFan
I ordered one of these last week. They shipped me a Hitachi DK23EB-40 instead. The Hitachi has better performance than the Toshiba in most tests despite its 2MB buffer.

That 8x more cache will improve your battery life a bit. I cant believe dell shiped a different one. Wheni ordered mine it was on backorder for a month or so, so after calling many times, they gave me $20 off.

 

[holden j caufield]

where are all you guys finding info and benchmarks about drives? I'm really tempted to get one of these. Also I've read from a lot of people that 5400rpm doesn't really gain that much and that the loss of battery life is more important.

P.S. it does come with the caddy right?

 

[aceO07]

So tempting! Hmmm, how do I convince company I need an upgrade..

 

[Ark]

OSXFan
Did you order 5400rpm 16MB drive and it came as 4200 rpm/2mb?

Did you complain about this?

 

[Fiveohhh]

anyone know how long the warranty is on this? its going in a dell system, but warrantys out on the laptop ..

 

[OSXFan]

The Hitachi drive they shipped is 5400rpm and 40GB, but only has 2MB cache. Apparently the power draw of the Hitachi is lowerr than the Toshiba. I complained and they shipped me a second drive, but haven't recieved the replacement. I think I'm going to stick with the Hitachi though. Sample benchmarks are here..

 

[GoatHerderEd]

I say, get the toshiba I know too many people that have problems with other IBM (now you know who) drives.

Plus, doesnt toshiba specialize in laptop HDDs? If im correct its a toshiba drive apple uses in the ipod. dont quote me on that though.

where are the benchmarks on the site you linked OSXfan?

 

[dcdomain]

Damn if this could fit in the Portege 2000 or 2010 I'd be all over it, that crappy new PCMCIA harddrive technology is total crap. Might save on a little space but it slows down the machine so freaking much.

 

[Fiveohhh]

from what I can tll this drive only has a one year warranty and for $20 more I can get the ibm 40gb one thats faster and has a 3 year warranty. any thoughts....

 

[Fiveohhh]

from what I can tll this drive only has a one year warranty and for $20 more I can get the ibm 40gb one thats faster and has a 3 year warranty. any thoughts....

 

[holden j caufield]

fiveohhh where can one get the ibm drive at that price? thanks

 

[isekii]

3 year warranty with the IBM .. but ibm hard drives are so problematic~

just installing the os over and over again is a hassle in itself

 

[ahsia]

Originally posted by: isekii
3 year warranty with the IBM .. but ibm hard drives are so problematic~

just installing the os over and over again is a hassle in itself

Never heard of problems with the IBM Travelstar. I know the 75GXP and the 60GXP had their share of problems....

 

[blahsome]

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh
from what I can tll this drive only has a one year warranty and for $20 more I can get the ibm 40gb one thats faster and has a 3 year warranty. any thoughts....

From Toshiba's storage site, the Toshiba one should also have a 3-year warranty.

 

[adlep]

Your post came too late for me...
Already got an IBM, experimental 5400 12.5 mm drive.....

 

[andrey]

I have this drive (Toshiba MK4019GAX) in my IBM Thinkpad T30 and it rocks! It is fast, virtually silent and doesn't get hot at all, which makes it definitely one of the best laptop drives on the market today.

As far as 16Mb cache, it definitely shows that it's there when copying small files from one folder or partition to another. Benchmarks might show numbers, but in real world Toshiba MK4019GAX feels faster than IBM Travelstar 40GNX.

By the way, isn't ironic that IBM included Toshiba hard drive in my Thinkpad T30, instead of IBM's own Travelstar 40GNX?

 

[sparkyclarky]

Just as an FYI for you folks, but googlegear used to, and probably still does have a great price on the IBM 40GNX. If that's what you're looking for, that's the place to get it at (price was around $135 shipped). As far as HD problems, the IBM travelstar series has not been known for problems (as somebody mentioned, problems were with the desktop - which I unfortunately encountered first hand).

 

[GoatHerderEd]

Originally posted by: andrey
I have this drive (Toshiba MK4019GAX) in my IBM Thinkpad T30 and it rocks! It is fast, virtually silent and doesn't get hot at all, which makes it definitely one of the best laptop drives on the market today.

As far as 16Mb cache, it definitely shows that it's there when copying small files from one folder or partition to another. Benchmarks might show numbers, but in real world Toshiba MK4019GAX feels faster than IBM Travelstar 40GNX.

By the way, isn't ironic that IBM included Toshiba hard drive in my Thinkpad T30, instead of IBM's own Travelstar 40GNX?

LMFAO!! That is the best thing ive heard all day!

 

[Fiveohhh]

Originally posted by: blahsome

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh
from what I can tll this drive only has a one year warranty and for $20 more I can get the ibm 40gb one thats faster and has a 3 year warranty. any thoughts....

From Toshiba's storage site, the Toshiba one should also have a 3-year warranty.

Is this drive not an oem one than? Toshibas site says oem drives are warranted from the oem if bought in a complete system. just want to make sure I got 3 years otherwise I'm gonna get the ibm.
Thanks for the info so far

ifo from Toshibas site:
Hard Disk Drives and Optical Disk Drives purchased as part of a complete system are warranted by the system OEM. Please contact your system manufacturer for further details. 2.5" Hard Disk Drive ("HDD") products purchased in the United States and Canada from Toshiba authorized distributors carry a 3-year limited warranty.

 

[Hawk]

Wow, really? $135 for the IBM shipped? That's awesome.

Fiveohhh: So that means if dell.com is an authorized dealer, you'll get 3 years.

 

[Fiveohhh]

googlegears at 160 for the IBM

 

[jebbo]

will this work in an ibook

 

[TEEZLE]

Originally posted by: sparkyclarky
Just as an FYI for you folks, but googlegear used to, and probably still does have a great price on the IBM 40GNX. If that's what you're looking for, that's the place to get it at (price was around $135 shipped). As far as HD problems, the IBM travelstar series has not been known for problems (as somebody mentioned, problems were with the desktop - which I unfortunately encountered first hand).

They used to have it at that $135 but they raised it to $160!!!!

 

[psxjunky]

I would jump on this right away only if I could combine a coupon with this *sigh*