7k100 100GB T41-compatibility and related questions

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hydrostarr · #1 Post by **hydrostarr** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:30 am

Is the Hitachi Travelstar 7k100 100GB drive compatible with my T41 2378DHU? Will it also work in the my ultraslim bay?

I currently use a 7k100 80GB drive and it seems to work fine. However, I'm getting suspect of its age, and I also want a storage-capacity upgrade, hence the additional purchase.

Are there any 7k100 PATA drives bigger than 100GB? The only 100GB+ drives I see are SATA only (which will presumably not work with my T41).

I also notice there's an E7K100 in addition to the 7K100, but I don't understand the difference. Does anyone else? Is there any reason for me to by an E7K100 over the 7K100?

Finally, I see that 100GB 7k100's are going for $100 or so:

http://castle.pricewatch.com/s/search.a ... 1010G9AT00

Does anyone know of a lower-priced source?

Thanks for any help,
-Matt

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:00 pm

Yes, yes, no, extended duty, I use Newegg regardless of price because of their service. Turns out they're usually the cheapest retail price anyway.

SHoTTa35 · #3 Post by **SHoTTa35** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:00 pm

the biggest 7200RPM 2.5 PATA drive is 100GB and yes it will work in the UltraBay Slim HD Adapter. The SATA drives wont work in your T41 as you stated.

I also compared them side by side nad i have no idea what's different either.

As for the price, probably not since even newegg sells it for $100.

hydrostarr · #4 Post by **hydrostarr** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:51 pm

Great info, thanks.

What the E7K100 "extended duty" (if I read Harryc's post correctly) attribute mean? Is it basically spec-ed to last longer and/or perform better under heavy load? (I'm having trouble finding any specific verbiage clarifying this on the web.) If so, I'm wondering why I would not buy an E7k100 over a regular 7k100.

hydrostarr · #5 Post by **hydrostarr** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:56 pm

I should clarify: it appears I can get an E7k100 for about the same price as a 7k100 (although newegg.com doesn't appear to provide an E7k100 yet).

#6 Post by **Harryc** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:58 pm

mattengland wrote: Is it basically spec-ed to last longer and/or perform better under heavy load?

When I read the data sheet for it that is basically what I got out of it.

mysbca · #7 Post by **mysbca** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:44 pm

The E7K100 is for blade servers. Take a look at the the following threads:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=33965
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=30255

The recommendation is to stick to the 7K100 for laptop use.

agarza · #8 Post by **agarza** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:54 am

I own both 60G E7K100 and a 100GB 7K100. I first bought the E7K100 and I could tell you the drive makes more noise than the 7K100. Supposedly both drives are the same, but the E7K100 must operate at a lower ambient temperature (hence it's use for blade servers where there should be AC in the room). The E7K100 do not support power saving features whereas the 7K100 does.

I dumped the E7K100 on a USB 2.0 enclosure and then bought the 7K100.

I do not recommend you the E7K100, go for the normal 7K100.

ulrich.von.lich · #9 Post by **ulrich.von.lich** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:17 am

It may be a silly question but.. what do the 3 letters (after k) mean? I thought they refered to the capacity, which would actually make perfect sense but then I found out I was wrong.

For example, A Travelstar 5K120 can be a 100GB hard drive or a 120GB one

5K120 100GB: HTS541210H9AT00
5k120 120GB: HTS541212H9AT00

I suppose the bold letters can be replaced as 80, 60, 40 or 16 as well

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