The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Who makes 7200RPM HD for T60?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dimamo1983, Oct 8, 2006.

  1. dimamo1983

    dimamo1983 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I'm buying a T60 and would like to get one with 7200RPM hardrive. I was wondering who makes these? Is it Hitachi? I've looked at the specs sheets posted by Zaz and they do not specify the maker. Looks like there are 60GB and 100GB versions.

    I would like to see how much these cost and possibly get a T60 with 100GB 5400RPM drive and then buy 60GB 7200RPM and move the 100GB into the dock. What do you guys think?

    Thanks a lot!

    Dima
     
    dimamo1983, Oct 8, 2006
    #1
  2. hbomb174

    hbomb174 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    64
    Messages:
    602
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    best way to find out... open one up and look... if you know anyone that has one, or possibly ask zaz to look for you.
     
    hbomb174, Oct 8, 2006
    #2
  3. dimamo1983

    dimamo1983 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I wouldn't be asking if I could do that...
     
    dimamo1983, Oct 8, 2006
    #3
  4. SkiBunny

    SkiBunny Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    209
    Messages:
    1,200
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Drives are made by hitachi, toshiba, panasonic, seagate.

    Any Serial ATA drive will work in your ultrabay or dock (you have to buy the the HD converter for the dock bay tho)

    You could just buy a 160 gb 7200 rpm drive, as those are out now.
     
    SkiBunny, Oct 8, 2006
    #4
  5. burningrave101

    burningrave101 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    109
    Messages:
    756
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I think you mean 160GB 5400rpm because i haven't seen any 160GB 7200rpm 2.5" drives released yet.
     
    burningrave101, Oct 8, 2006
    #5
  6. dimamo1983

    dimamo1983 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    24
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    So Lenovo puts one of those four in there? I believe I've read somewhere that it's very quiet and neither toshiba nor panasonic are...
     
    dimamo1983, Oct 8, 2006
    #6
  7. SkiBunny

    SkiBunny Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    209
    Messages:
    1,200
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    56
    i think they have in asia. And they have some X60 models there with 160gb 7200 rpm drives. Seen them sold as here on fleabay, grey market. Check it out.
     
    SkiBunny, Oct 8, 2006
    #7
  8. SkiBunny

    SkiBunny Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    209
    Messages:
    1,200
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    56
    I have a toshiba 100gb and a hitachi travelstar 100gb....

    I prefer the toshiba. It IS quiet, and it's actually bigger too.
     
    SkiBunny, Oct 8, 2006
    #8
  9. mark7

    mark7 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    33
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    According to the ThinkPad T60/T60p Hardware Maintenance Manual, dated 26 April 2006:

    All 5400 rpm drives are listed as Fujitsu, HGST (Hitachi), or Toshiba

    All 7200 rpm drives are listed as HGST, or Seagate

    ... unless things have changed since April? I found this manual a good read - it answered a few questions for me (yes, engineers do sometimes read the manual! :D ). I assume a sales rep could answer specific questions once you are ready to order - at least that is my plan..
     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 5, 2015
    mark7, Oct 9, 2006
    #9
  10. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    4,982
    Messages:
    34,001
    Likes Received:
    1,415
    Trophy Points:
    581
    I am not aware of any 160GB 7200RPM drives. I know Seagate has one on their website, but I do not believe it has been released.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 9, 2006
    #10
  11. burningrave101

    burningrave101 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    109
    Messages:
    756
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    If the drives were available in systems then there would be information for the new 160GB 7200rpm drives somewhere on the net. I havn't found any. Seagate and Hitachi will likely release one in the near future as Seagate is already has information about the drive on their site but i've seen nothing of availability to this point.
     
    burningrave101, Oct 9, 2006
    #11