Hitachi drives on special at CompUSA

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$59 for a 160GB drive sounds very good and Hitachi has been some good
reviews. Does anyone have direct experience with the particular model
offered this week at CompUSA? I'm thinking of picking up a pair of
them for a RAID 1 setup.

Thanks,
Bill
 
bill said:
$59 for a 160GB drive sounds very good and Hitachi has been some good
reviews. Does anyone have direct experience with the particular model
offered this week at CompUSA? I'm thinking of picking up a pair of
them for a RAID 1 setup.

Thanks,
Bill
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If they ever come clean on just what the problem was with the IBM
drives, I'll consider buying their drives. Until then, not.
 
bill said:
$59 for a 160GB drive sounds very good and Hitachi has been some good
reviews. Does anyone have direct experience with the particular model
offered this week at CompUSA? I'm thinking of picking up a pair of
them for a RAID 1 setup.

Thanks,
Bill
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Don't touch the damn things - not even with a bargepole.

They are STILL failing left, right and centre and are STILL absolute
pigs to work with.

And as for advanced technical support from Hitachi - forget it.

They're cheap for a reason. If your data is also "cheap" then get one.
If you value your data, spend a little more and get a Seagate.


Odie
 
Previously CJT said:
If they ever come clean on just what the problem was with the IBM
drives, I'll consider buying their drives. Until then, not.
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Same here. The main problem is not that they had/have a problem.
The main problem is them lying about it. Cost me several days
of work and 2 drives at a time when I did not have much money.

Arno
 
Bought a 160gig SATA, no problesm and its very fast.


It does mewow like a kitty, but thats fine :)
 
bill said:
$59 for a 160GB drive sounds very good and Hitachi has been some good
reviews. Does anyone have direct experience with the particular model
offered this week at CompUSA?
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www.storagereview.com

Those IBM/Hitachi drives are not plagued by the problems of the IBM
75GXP series.

$59 for 160GB is an outstanding price if there's no rebate, otherwise
it's merely a good, and drives this size are offered for $50-60 after
rebate several times a year, often by Fry's Electronics, typically
Seagates (5-year warranty). Fry's is better to deal with than CompUSA
and doesn't charge 15% restocking fees on most items.
 
do_not_spam_me said:
www.storagereview.com

Those IBM/Hitachi drives are not plagued by the problems of the IBM
75GXP series.
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Don't believe a word of it.

IBM / Hitachi (even the very latest drives) are still the number one
drive for problems. They (as a whole) make up the vast majority of
recovery work I get in.

You want to take a chance, go for it.

But for the sake of $20 or whatever, I know I would opt for a Seagate.

But it's a free world.

Odie
 
Odie said:
Don't believe a word of it.

IBM / Hitachi (even the very latest drives) are still the number one
drive for problems. They (as a whole) make up the vast majority of
recovery work I get in.
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Does that reflect the quality of the drives or does it reflect their
prevalence in the market you serve?
You want to take a chance, go for it.

But for the sake of $20 or whatever, I know I would opt for a Seagate.
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Actually you'd save a bit.
 
Odie Ferrous said:
IBM / Hitachi (even the very latest drives) are still the number one
drive for problems. They (as a whole) make up the vast majority of
recovery work I get in.
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What percent of them have failed after 1 year verses other brands?

What are the 2 most common failure modes for the Hitachi drives you've examined?
 
Odie Ferrous said:
Don't believe a word of it.

IBM / Hitachi (even the very latest drives) are still the number one
drive for problems. They (as a whole) make up the vast majority of
recovery work I get in.

You want to take a chance, go for it.

But for the sake of $20 or whatever, I know I would opt for a Seagate.

But it's a free world.
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Your anti-IBM slime campaign has now been widely discredited.
 
Odie Ferrous said:
Don't touch the damn things - not even with a bargepole.

They are STILL failing left, right and centre and are STILL absolute
pigs to work with.
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That's flat false. Only the anit-IBM slimers so claim.
And as for advanced technical support from Hitachi - forget it.

They're cheap for a reason. If your data is also "cheap" then get one.
If you value your data, spend a little more and get a Seagate.
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Said by a card carrying member of the anti-IBM slime campaign.
 
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