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Bastid
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Post by Bastid »

IBM 80GB 7200RPM Model # IC35L080AVVA07, Part # 07N9210 -120GXP OEM
$89.00-newegg
good bad ugly?
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Post by GatoNanashi »

Lately for some reason I have been hearing bad things about IBM HDDs. I dont know why, but I didnt take chances...bought a Maxtor that works wonderful! :D
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Post by onetrueday »

spend the extra couple of dollars for a WD
MSI 845 Ultra-ARU
p4 1.8a @ 47 BILLION
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2 80gig WD se's raid0/120gig WD
30gigWD/15gigMaxtor/1.2gig WD
512megs corsair pc3000xms
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didto :nod:
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WD or Maxtor :D
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Post by HongKongPolice »

Go WD, maxtors are as bad as IBMs
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Post by MikeyMan »

more support - IBMs are trash.. very high failure rate.
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Post by A_old »

maxtors are ok, i prefer wd.. i use both.. don't use other brands in ide (personally)...
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