160GB Drive for my t42 2373

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jerseysteve · #1 Post by **jerseysteve** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:16 am

Hi - like others I have run out of room and need a new drive. I saw the thread comparing Hitachi and Samsung however my 2 choices are

1. Seagate Momentus 5400.3 ST-9160821A
2. Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 HTS541616J9AT00

Also will I have the full capacity or any error messages?

Thanks

smugiri · #2 Post by **smugiri** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:35 am

Seagate is infinitely better but the Hitachi is cheaper (much cheaper!) - atleast where I am.

I bought the Hitachi for about $80 less than the Seagate.

jerseysteve · #3 Post by **jerseysteve** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:28 pm

Thanks - for me it is only $20 difference
hitachi $110
seagate $130

but will it work with my computer?

Temetka · #4 Post by **Temetka** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:22 pm

jerseysteve wrote:Thanks - for me it is only $20 difference
hitachi $110
seagate $130

but will it work with my computer?

Yes it work fine.

fbrdphreak · #5 Post by **fbrdphreak** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:36 pm

It will work great. Have had the Seagate drive in my own T42

w0qj · #6 Post by **w0qj** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:49 pm

Seagate hard drives have 5 yr warranty, vs Hitachi's 3 yr...

PanEuropean · #7 Post by **PanEuropean** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:01 am

For what it's worth, I have two of the Seagate 160s in my T42p - one in the main drive bay, and one in the second HD adapter that slides into the UltraBay Slim.

Both drives have worked very well for me over the past 3 months, they are fast and quiet. But - be careful when you first format them, especially if you are using XP. I had a bit of difficulty formatting them - they appeared to format OK, but actually didn't. So, after you format them, do a chkdsk /r or chkdsk /f routine on them and make sure that they pass OK before you start stuffing data on them.

I don't think there was anything wrong with the drives, I think perhaps either the ThinkPad or Windows didn't quite get the formatting right the first time. It could also be because I used Partition Magic 8 to format them - I do not recommend this application at all, stay away from it.

Michael

CRSO · #8 Post by **CRSO** » Fri May 04, 2007 11:59 pm

hitachi here... love it

silo · #9 Post by **silo** » Tue May 15, 2007 12:43 am

At Newegg: Seagate SATA 2.5" 160 G 5400 RPM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductRe ... 6822148184

silo · #10 Post by **silo** » Tue May 15, 2007 1:39 am

PanEuropean wrote:For what it's worth, I have two of the Seagate 160s in my T42p - one in the main drive bay, and one in the second HD adapter that slides into the UltraBay Slim.

wait--i get it. there are ATA and SATA versions. But on Newegg the ATA version has a lousy track record. Out of 62 reviews the average review is three out of five. Many people report drive failures. 23% of respondents rate it a 1 (poor) on scale of 1 to 5.

160GB Drive for my t42 2373

160GB Drive for my t42 2373

will this drive work in my T42?

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