60GB 7200 on T41p

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djjino · #1 Post by **djjino** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:38 am

The product specifications sheet states that my notebook has a 7200 rpm hard drive. I wasn't aware that IBM made hard drives with 7200 rpm. I thought the max was 5400 rpm so far. Is IBM correct or am I correct?

FTC · #2 Post by **FTC** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:41 am

Hi,

IBM Is correct, and the drive is made by Hitachi. It is a rebranded 7K60. Note however that hitachi's HGST (the maufacturer) is in fact the same people that were before part of the IBM storage division. (IBM just divested this part of the company to form HGST with Hitachi as the main stockholder)

v_parthi · #3 Post by **v_parthi** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:10 am

Though you can get 7K60 and fix it in some other laptop, IBM is the only one that provides 7200RPM HDDs in laptops by default. This is possible with their APS accident protection system that stops the HDD if it detects fast motion.

Parthiban.

kyrotech · #4 Post by **kyrotech** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:28 pm

am waiting for the 80 GB 7200RPM model

tpforever · #5 Post by **tpforever** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:33 am

why wait for a 80gb model...100gb 7200rpm are now available from seagate and hitachi...ibm already ships them with the t43p

akerman · #6 Post by **akerman** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:08 am

Hitachi bought the IBM hard disk divsion.
I don't think the drive is rebranded, it's a Hitachi. IBM doesn't have to make every bit they put in it, likewise they don't make the graphics card either, ATI does that :>

DIGITALgimpus · #7 Post by **DIGITALgimpus** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:27 am

The drive isn't quite "rebranded", but it does have an important IBM FRU sticker, making it an IBM part.

60GB 7200 on T41p

60GB 7200 on T41p

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