Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 07:43:24 +0000 From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 40GB 2.5" HDDs for MP3 use
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> Matt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is having a few problems posting to the
> list at the moment so he's asked me to post this on his behalf ...
>
> >I'm about to order a Toshiba 40GB MK4018GAS (HDD2170) from
> >www.AxionTech.com in Texas for $121 plus shipping (no tax shipped outside
> TX:
> >
> >http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=10446
> >
> >If anyone knows of a cheaper source before I order, I'd appreciate hearing
> >about it.
I just bought a Hitachi/IBM IC25N040ATMR04 (Mdl 80GN) 40GB from BananaPC.com
for $107 plus ~$7 shipping. It came quickly and was packed very well.
Lee
Hmmm... tempting price... but I've had a couple sour experiences with IBM drives Hitachi manufactured. I'm in the process of boxing up my 46GM Deskstar desktop HDD right now that went south, along with my 340MB Microdrive that stopped functioning in my NEX II MP3 player, and in the PCMCIA slot in my L70 EPR.
I've had nothing but good experiences with Toshiba HDDS and notebooks. Even the Fujitsu 20GB HDD I bought a year and a half ago has never worked well. It started sounding like a 747 taking off about 2 months after I got it, and after 10-15 minutes of play, all my MP3s start clicking faintly. Stop the system, let it rest, boot it up, and no MP3 clicking.
I want the 40GB specifically for playing MP3s. So I tend to want to stick with Toshiba.
But wait! It does spin at 4200 RPM. And is that a >8MB< buffer on the 80GN!!? This as opposed to the 2GB buffer on the Toshiba MK4018GAS:
http://www.bellmicro.com/VendorShowcase/hitachi/downloads/HGSTTravelstar80GN.pdf
Okay... now I'm interested.
Did you just get yours in the past few days Lee? Or have you had it for a while? Have you put it through any heavy CPU load processes like encoding MP3s?
Has anyone else had any experience with these, or know how well Hitachi is making the Travelstars these daze? Or will I be returning yet another Hitachi/IBM in a year from now?
Matt
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