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FS: 80GB Hitachi SerialATA 5k100 2.5" Hard Drive - OEM

Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 6:15 pm
by brentpresley
Manufacturer date of 11/05.

PERFECT condition. No bad sectors, funny sounds, etc.

Label still intact (but being an OEM part, there is still NO MANUFACTURER WARRANTY). Like all my drives, this one comes with a 60-day DOA warranty.

Hitachi Model: HTS541080G9SA00
80GB
5400RPM
8MB Cache

2.5" Form Factor


Lenovo P/N: 39T2602

A new non-IBM/Lenovo one of these sells for at least $120 shipped, and the IBM part is more like $160.

My price is $75 shipped USPS Priority Mail.

Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 6:18 pm
by brentpresley
Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention - comes WITH the original drive caddy (about a $10-15 value).

Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:59 am
by brentpresley
bump - NONE of you guys use SATA drives?

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:37 am
by brentpresley
bump - price drop

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:56 pm
by BillMorrow
brentpresley wrote:bump - price drop
how much now..??

i think it is not that no one uses SATA drives, just that the market is a bit limited so far..

is this a thinkpad drive..?

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:57 pm
by brentpresley
$85 shipped.

I edited the original post to reflect the drop.

It is a TP drive (complete w/ IBM drive caddy).

Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:00 pm
by brentpresley
bump

Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:57 pm
by skou
Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a 5K80 be a 5200 RPM 80 GB HDD?

It seems to me, a 5k100 would be a 5200RPM 100GB HDD.

But then, I'm just a n00b!

steve

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:18 am
by brentpresley
skou wrote:Just out of curiosity, wouldn't a 5K80 be a 5200 RPM 80 GB HDD?

It seems to me, a 5k100 would be a 5200RPM 100GB HDD.

But then, I'm just a n00b!

steve

nope, you are wrong. :D

First, there are no 5200RPM drives. Speeds come in 4200, 5400, and 7200.

Second, Hitachi's naming scheme has little rhyme or reason, since you can get a 60, 80, or 100GB 5k100. Same for the 7k100.

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:23 am
by skou
But, a 5K100 80 GB HDD? Something there doesn't make sense.

Now, a 5K80, 80 GB HDD,or a 5K100 100GB HDD.

But, a 5K80, 100 GB HDD?

5K speed, 100 (or 80) GB storage space, (if it was a 5K80)

At least that was the way I always heard it.

(Oh, I may want one.)

steve

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:28 am
by brentpresley
It's simple.

The 5k refers to speed: 5400RPM.

The 100/80 following determines the MAXIMUM size available in that lineup.

i.e a 5k80 comes in 80GB, 60GB, 40GB, and 20GB sizes. A 5k100 comes in 100GB, 80GB, 60GB, and 40GB sizes.

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/5k100/5k100.htm
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/5k80/5k80.htm

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:31 am
by skou
brentpresley wrote:Hitachi's naming scheme has little rhyme or reason, since you can get a 60, 80, or 100GB 5k100. Same for the 7k100.
Now, it makes sense!

steve

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:15 am
by brentpresley
bump

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:24 am
by AssPenny
brentpresley wrote:It's simple.

The 5k refers to speed: 5400RPM.

The 100/80 following determines the MAXIMUM size available in that lineup.

i.e a 5k80 comes in 80GB, 60GB, 40GB, and 20GB sizes. A 5k100 comes in 100GB, 80GB, 60GB, and 40GB sizes.

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/5k100/5k100.htm
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/5k80/5k80.htm
Correct, to them that really just means the platter generation contained within the drive itself.
A 40gb 7200rpm drive from today is much faster than is equal 40b 7200rpm drive from 5 years ago because of the platter density. The newer 40gb drive are only using the inner track of a 100gb platter which as quicker access times whereas the older ones needed the entire platter to attain 40gb of storage.

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:13 am
by brentpresley
bump - price lowered to $80 shipped

Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:46 pm
by brentpresley
bump

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:51 am
by brentpresley
bump - price lowered to $75 shipped