OT: My IBM Deskstar 120GXP 60GB still runs great.

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Fifteen months ago, I posted about getting a good deal
on the IBM Deskstar 120GXP 60GB at Googlegear.

For my concern, I was met with boos and hisses,
even claims it would crap out in a few days.
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I have run the thing between 16 and 24 hours every single day for
fifteen months. It's fast, quiet, and reliable. Great hard disk drive.
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Some said the same thing about their 60GXPs too |-)
Some trolls will bash anything.
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And some fools dont have a clue about valid samples.
 
John Doe said:
Fifteen months ago, I posted about getting a good deal on the IBM
Deskstar 120GXP 60GB at Googlegear.

http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_usubject=techies+who+need+a+big+HDD

For my concern, I was met with boos and hisses, even claims it would
crap out in a few days.

I have run the thing between 16 and 24 hours every single day for
fifteen months. It's fast, quiet, and reliable. Great hard disk drive.
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Likewise, I've had 4 IBM Deskstars for the last 2-3 years, and they're all
still working fine.
 
I have a 15 gb IBM deskstar in my Dell and it has been running for over
6 years day and night.
 
John Doe said:
Fifteen months ago, I posted about getting a good deal on the IBM
Deskstar 120GXP 60GB at Googlegear.

http://groups.google.com/groups?&as_usubject=techies+who+need+a+big+HDD

For my concern, I was met with boos and hisses, even claims it would
crap out in a few days.

I have run the thing between 16 and 24 hours every single day for
fifteen months. It's fast, quiet, and reliable. Great hard disk drive.

Some trolls will bash anything.
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First, you shouldn't cross post in the strategic forum about an IBM
hardrive. I "had" a IBM Deskstar 60GB HD & they crapped out on me
twice & created a huge nightmare for me. IBM was producing some real
crap for awhile but I understand they have cleared the issue up.
Didn't IBM sell their storage business? Anyway, IBM will never, ever
get a nickel of my business again. That is safe to say!

Alex
 
First, you shouldn't cross post in the strategic forum about an IBM
hardrive. I "had" a IBM Deskstar 60GB HD & they crapped out on me
twice & created a huge nightmare for me. IBM was producing some real
crap for awhile but I understand they have cleared the issue up.
Didn't IBM sell their storage business? Anyway, IBM will never, ever
get a nickel of my business again. That is safe to say!

Alex
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All the main manufacturers have had periods where some of their
product lines sucked. IBM was doing great, right up till they died ;)
Western Digital was king for a long time, then screwed up big time.
Maxtor has had some problem releases too. Personally, I've had a
bunch of different drives at home and work and none have ever died.
 
Interesting, since 15GB hard drives didn't appear until 2000.
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That's odd, Storage Review seems to be under the impression that they
tested an IBM 16GP, a 16.8 GB drive, in July, 1998, and that it was
available in stores at the time. In May, 2000, they tested a 75 GB IBM
75GXP, which they obtained from a retailer.

Perhaps you are thinking of the per-platter capacity, which first hit 15
GB in 2000--the 75GXP had 5 of those platters.
 
Wayne said:
I have a 15 gb IBM deskstar in my Dell and it has been running for
over 6 years day and night.
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Interesting, since 15GB hard drives didn't appear until 2000.
 
Rod said:
They aint ever had a nickel of my money since I was stupid
enough to try OS/2 2.0 and I've bought plenty of computers since.
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With all the licensing IBM does chances are they get some $ for every
computer sold. Just recently I was looking at a Toshiba (I think)
laptop and the keyboard, drive, and screen were all IBM parts.
 
Bill Seurer said:
Rod Speed wrote
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With all the licensing IBM does chances
are they get some $ for every computer sold.
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Nope, not a cent in any computer I have bought.
Just recently I was looking at a Toshiba (I think) laptop
and the keyboard, drive, and screen were all IBM parts.
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And I know that not a thing in any computer
I have ever bought has been, because I always
assemble them from the components myself.

And OS/2 was the only piece of software I have
ever been stupid enough to buy from IBM as well.
 
J.Clarke said:
That's odd, Storage Review seems to be under the impression that they
tested an IBM 16GP, a 16.8 GB drive, in July, 1998, and that it was
available in stores at the time. In May, 2000, they tested a 75 GB
IBM 75GXP, which they obtained from a retailer.

Perhaps you are thinking of the per-platter capacity, which first hit
15 GB in 2000--the 75GXP had 5 of those platters.
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Thanks for that John. I should have looked over the IBM documents more
carefully.
 
My Belarc Diagnostic software says it is a 14.44 useable hard drive so
what does that make it? In any case it has been running for 6 years
with not a hint of problems and thetas all that is important.
 
Wayne said:
My Belarc Diagnostic software says it is a 14.44 useable hard drive so
what does that make it? In any case it has been running for 6 years
with not a hint of problems and thetas all that is important.
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could be anywhere from a 14-20 gig hard drive depending on how much
damage it has taken.

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My first IBM hard drive was a 40GB Deskstar 60GXP. I've been using it since
2001. Because I was very happy with the IBM drive, I just got 80GB Deskstar
180GXP. However, this brand new hard drive gives out sound once in a while.
It's a subtle sound and hard to notice unless you pay attention. I've never had
any problems or any issues with this new hard drive, but I keep wondering what
that sound is, and what causes it.
 
My first IBM hard drive was a 40GB Deskstar 60GXP. I've been using
it since 2001. Because I was very happy with the IBM drive, I just got
80GB Deskstar 180GXP. However, this brand new hard drive gives out
sound once in a while. It's a subtle sound and hard to notice unless you
pay attention. I've never had any problems or any issues with this new
hard drive, but I keep wondering what that sound is, and what causes it.
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IBM/Hitachi wont say. Its likely just a thermal recalibration.
 
I have 2 dead 60GB IBMs and 1 dead Seagate
Work has 1 dead 60GB IBM, 2 dead 40GB IBM,
1 dead Quantum (from a much older Dell). Mate has
1 dead 40GB IBM. I've never seen another brand
with so many failures around the same time period
(under 12 months for all failed IBM drives).
In fact, the only IBM drive I know of that currently
works is one of the 60gb drives I got replaced
under warranty.
I will not buy another IBM drive for a very, very
long time.
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Since IBM no longer makes drives, I believe you restate the obvious.
 
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