Opinions on 80GB 5400RPM drives?

jayk · **Joined:** Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:18 pm **Posts:** 63

I've ordered a T42 with a 40GB drive and plan to upgrade it to 80GB/5400RPM. It appears I have basically two choices:

Hitachi HTS548080M9AT00
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=22-146-209&depa=0

or

Toshiba MK8026GAX
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=22-149-020&depa=0

I think IBM uses the Hitachi drive, but I've read some things about the noise from it (clicking, etc.). Does anyone know anything about the Toshiba? I did a web search and came up with very little.

Thanks,
Jay

matyst · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:29 pm

I don't know Toshiba drive, but I have Hitachi 5K80 and IMHO it's a great drive - fast, cool and virtually silent. You can hear the clicking noise from time to time, but it is not loud.
I got mine from Zipzoomfly.com, they have it now for $188 with free 2-nd day shipping.

akerman · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:01 pm

there was a toshiba 7k50 GAX vs 7K60 hitachi thread on x1000forums.com, see if it's still there.

JHEM · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2004 8:41 pm

I've purchased about a dozen of the 5K80 HDs for clients (almost all from ZipZoom BTW) and have heard nothing but praise from them.

Regards,

James

Mofongo · **Posted:** Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:56 pm

The 5K80 in my T42p made annoying "ticking" sounds when I first got it (presumably when it was parking the heads...which it does very aggressively), but after a day or two the ticks got substantially softer. Somehow, the drive managed to "break itself in". I am not sure how this happened...my theory is that the heads actually got bent upwards a very minute amount after repeated trips of the parking ramp, so that they no longer make so much noise. Otherwise, the drive is amazingly quiet and cool.

Mofongo

Chun-Yu · **Joined:** Mon May 17, 2004 2:12 pm **Posts:** 160

Mofongo wrote:

T42p 2379-DYU: 1.8 GHz Dothan, 15" Flexview UXGA, Bluetooth, IBM a/b/g, 80GB 7200RPM

Don't you mean 5400RPM?

Mofongo · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:50 pm

Chun-Yu wrote:

Don't you mean 5400RPM?

DOH!

(sorry)

Mofongo

tyipengr · **Joined:** Thu May 13, 2004 11:49 pm **Posts:** 39

I am not sure, but I do recall reading that the Hitachi 5K80 uses less power than the Toshiba.

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