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    WTB.. Hitachi 7200rpm 100gb IDE drive 2.5"

    Discussion in 'ToughBook Buy Sell and Trade Forum' started by Shawn, Dec 17, 2010.

  1. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Looking for new or good used here before I pull the trigger on one on fleabay.
    7K100
    HTS721010G9AT00
    Should be the model number.


    Don't bother suggesting the Samsung HM160HC 160gb :mad: . I have a 6mth old doorstop already. I am not happy with Samsung at the moment. I am back to my 40gb original drive in my cf 29.
     
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    orange_george Notebook Evangelist

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    Newbie Question:

    With specific regard to modding a 29MK1, what's ruffled your feathers with the Samsung?

    o.g.
     
  3. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Mine stopped working suddenly with no warning. It won't show up in the laptop or with a USB adapter on my desktop PC.
     
  4. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    Your the first here that I know of that has had problems
    Agree with your choice now, I would be taking out my frustrations on that drive , buy new if at all possible
    As of today the 4 7200 hitachi's that I have used are all working fine as are the 2 dozen samsungs
    The last hard drive failure I had was a Hitachi 40GB 4200rpm that reported smart drive sector errors , replaced with a used hitachi 60GB 5400
    That drive (hitachi 60GB 5400),which is commonly used in toughbooks has never had any issues
     
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    Guy's

    I'm "knee deep" in the HDD FAQ's, I'm taking your comments on board.

    thank's

    o.g.
     
  6. Shawn

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    Thanks Alex,
    I bought a used cf 29 caddy with 40gb drive installed a while back. It is a Hitachi. That's what made me investigate Hitachi. I am figuring Panasonic wanted reliable drives to install. I assume they did some homework on what to use.
    I did some extremely unsubstantiated research on Newegg and found the 100gb 7200 drive to have extremely good ratings.
    I can get a new pull for about $75.00.
     
  7. SHEEPMAN!

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    Was there any discernible difference between the 7200 and the 5400....to the "eye" so to speak.in battery life?
    Was your door stop problem a MBR error possibly? Were you dual booted at all?

    General curiosity questions related to my signature.
     
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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    I wasn't concerned with battery life. I did not even check power usage.
    I have the media pocket battery.
    The 7200 has incredibly better ratings from real users and also better performance.
    Windows doesn't even show the drive to exist. I don't dual boot anything. I use a live cd of puppy linux sometimes. Some times the bios sees the drive and sometimes it doesn't.
     
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    I bought a brand new one.