RE: IBM drives, was Re: 180gb Drive Format ?

["Ian Willoughby" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

I have had a 180GXP in my desktop for around 9 months now (Pre Hitachi)
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I have not had a single problem. I have had my 40GB WD go titsup.com and a=
second 40GB WD drive is making similar noises. The IBM is not the quietest=
drive on the block but it does hold its own on speed. I think IBM went thr=
ough a bad patch with reliability and this rep has stuck but my next drive
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will be an IBM/Hitachi and not a WD.=0D
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R's=0D
Ian=0D
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From: Dave McLaughlin [mailto:dave@xxxxxxx] =0D
Sent: Tue 17/06/2003 12:29 =0D
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Subject: Re: [ukha_d] IBM drives, was Re: 180gb Drive Format ?=0D
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As a matter of interest, has anyone still had problems with the newer=0D
IBM/Hitachi Deskstar drives?=0D
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I bought one a couple of months ago and I am well pleased with its=0D
performance etc. It certainly improved the speed of my 1.2 Athlon machine =
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that programmes now load in a fraction of the time they used to take.=0D
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I did read about lots of failures but they where all referring to the IBM=
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drives, no mention of Hitachi in there?=0D
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Dave...=0D
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Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes....=0D
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From: "Primo=C5=BE Gabrijel=C4=8Di=C4=8D" <gabr@xxxxxxx>=0D
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>=0D
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:17 PM=0D
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: 180gb Drive Format ?=0D
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> > Graham Howe wrote ...=0D
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> > I'm not sure if they still do this as I would rather give up all
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> > computers and go back to using an abacus than buy another ibm
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> Won't happen - they sold the hard disk division to Hitachi.=0D
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> Primoz=0D
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