anyone suggest a good 7200rpm drive around 100 gig

[sakkara]

can anyone recomed the best brand and model of 7200rpm ide drive to suit my A31P thanks

[sakkara]

and sorry about the spelling my fingers move faster than my brain

[JHEM]

can anyone recomed the best brand and model of 7200rpm ide drive to suit my A31P thanks

The Hitachi 7K100 has long been a favorite among users here, but there are similar offerings from other HD manufacturers that are also considered quiet and reliable.

For the record, my A31P is equipped with two 7K100s and runs 24/7 as my home server.

Regards,

James

[nem0]

I have two Hitachi Deskstars, 100 gigs and 7200 rpms each, in my A31. They're far quieter than my old HD, and while I might be imagining things, but they seem a bit quicker.

[sakkara]

great and can anyone suggest a good supplier that will ship internationally at a fair price

[JHEM]

I have two Hitachi Deskstars, 100 gigs and 7200 rpms each, in my A31.

I sincerely doubt they're "Deathstars", but rather Travelstars!

Deskstars are, as the name implies, 3.5" desktop HDs.

Regards,

James

[nem0]

I sincerely doubt they're "Deathstars", but rather Travelstars!

Deskstars are, as the name implies, 3.5" desktop HDs.

Regards,

James

My bad! Good call, James :) I was just installing an old "Deathstar" in a USB enclosure recently, and had desktop parts on the brain.

[Brad]

I recently upgraded my trusty A21p from the 7K60 60gb to the 7K100 100gb and found my old laptop new again. Maybe the 7K60 was old (November 2003) or just tired but found a big performance improvement.

Just my .02c.

Brad

[FragrantHead]

Another happy user of a Hitachi 7K100 here, albeit in a T30. I believe it came out slightly ahead of the competing Seagate drive in performance tests.