IBM 07N9200 7200 RPM 80 GB Hard Drive

Product Description

The Deskstar 120GXP incorporates both new and proven technologies to boost system performance. This drive provides the capacity and performance to handle a wide range of advanced desktop and audio/video applications. Additionally, features such as low acoustics, low power, and Tagged Command Queuing make this drive ideal for non-PC, high-performance and special applications.AFC and glass disk technologies enable increased density. Thus, the Deskstar provides the necessary capacities using fewer heads and disks, which means fewer components and better reliability. The superior density combines with the faster processor and streamlined cache buffer to enable award-winning performance for both the Deskstar and your system. Enhancements to the servo system and thermal monitor help to enable accurate data storage and retrieval. These combined technologies enable popular capacity points and are also designed to increase reliability. Deskstar drives continue to utilize proven IBM technology such as TrueTrack servo and No-ID sector formatting.

Amazon.com Product Description

The Deskstar 80 GB hard drive incorporates both new and proven technologies to boost system performance. This drive provides the capacity and performance to handle a wide range of advanced desktop and audio-video applications. Additionally, features such as low acoustics, low power, increased reliability, and tagged command queuing make this drive ideal for non-PC, high-performance special applications.

The drive's improved areal density combines with a faster processor and streamlined cache buffer to enable better performance for both the Deskstar and your system. Enhancements to the servo system and thermal monitor help ensure accurate data storage and retrieval. Deskstar matches the drive capacity and performance guidelines for Microsoft Windows XP.

Customer Reviews:

Very High Failure Rating.......2003-08-13

I don't recommend this drive to anyone. The failures are extremely high with the GXP series. I have had mine for six months and it is starting to fail. It is still under warranty, but I do not want another IBM. I have decided to purchase either a Maxtor or Seagate for a replacement. IF you are currently using this drive, back up your data and get a new non IBM GXP drive. Thanks to IBM, I have 45GB of data to try and salvage.

need help.......2003-02-18

can you use this for ibm think pad like T21 or do you need to buy Hitachi hard drive

WYSI NOT WYG.......2003-02-08

OK, first off, this is an ATA-5 drive, and IBM has an ATA-6 drive which several sites have for about (+ ~ 10%) the same as this. ATA-6 will run at burst rate of 133 MB/sec.

But hold on...let's talk more about this drive.

It is easy to install -- like any HD, put into the cage, screw in, attach slave mid-clip from IDE cable + power mid-clip -- and off you go.

But I did this and the speed is dreadful when checked by several tools (e.g., Sisoft Sandra) as well as my own ability to just see how slow my machine became.

Problem is likely that you'll need a Promise IDE car to support ATA-5/100, even if your BIOS or O/S (mine's XP Pro) indicates it knows it's an ATA-5/100 drive.

So, know what you're getting (last year's hard drive) and that you might need to [spend some more money] for a new card as well.

Maybe OK eventually, but catastrophic failure after 5 days.......2002-09-29

Purchased because of the favorable reviews here and in magazines. Installed as second drive in Gateway machine with Win 98. Formatted, partitioned and allowed to burn in for 5 days. On fifth day, started upgrade to WinXP Pro. Drive failed totally during reformat. IBM diagnostics showed device failure, so I've sent it in for warranty service. Will be without the drive for nearly 4 weeks. Maybe unusual experience, given the reputation of the drive, but the slow service for replacement is problematic.

Excellent drive.......2002-08-18

This drive is a very good purchase for any computer entusiast. I always bought Western Digital drives in the past, and I refused to buy other brands because WD never failed to me and also my friends had problems with Seagate, Maxtor, Samsung and other brands. Some months ago I was needing a fast and large drive (60 GB or more), so I was ahead and buy this drive. I was amazed by its speed, it's really fast and quiet. I tried it for video and audio encoding and I've never had a problem with it. And it seems like I will never run out of space with 80GB available! ;) Highly recommended.

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