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IBM's website shows an 80GB/5400rpm hard drive on sale for $225. If I'm willing to wait until my budget allows it this Fall, is there a better way to go? Preferably a 100GB+ drive under $200? I'd appreciate advice. I'm hesitant to buy anything other than "real" IBM (scared of hardware/warranty issues) as a "sophisticated end user."

r50cheapskate wrote:IBM's website shows an 80GB/5400rpm hard drive on sale for $225. If I'm willing to wait until my budget allows it this Fall, is there a better way to go? Preferably a 100GB+ drive under $200? I'd appreciate advice. I'm hesitant to buy anything other than "real" IBM (scared of hardware/warranty issues) as a "sophisticated end user."

The warrantee covers your original hard drive.

You can replace the hard drive with whichever you prefer.

NewEgg.com is a reputable dealer that has an assortment of drives. Get a Hitachi drive to keep the "IBM feel"- same drives they use...

Thanks for the advice. Newegg.com lists the 5400rpm 80GB drive at $116, a lot cheaper than Lenovo's sale price of $225, let alone the list price of $300.

Would this require any kind of fittings or mounting equipment, or does it just hook onto that little pullout thing?

newegg sucks. they don't have 7200 rpm drives.
get a 7200 rpm drive. zipzoomfly. they're faster, take same amount of power. look for the hitachi travelstar 7k60 or 7k100

you might wana put HDD caddy

goto ebay and search for HDD Caddy.