[Thinkpad] HD Recommendation -- Hitachi TravelStar?

[Ted Wiseman]

Tim Semen wrote:
> I've been spinning the 120gb version of the Samsung Spinpoint M series


That's the drive I've had in my X32 for a year and a half now. Great 
performance and very quiet - much more so than the Hitachi originally in 
it. I'd definitely recommend it to the OP and anyone else.



> Though checking out prices on Newegg depressed me as I found I could now get
> a 200gb for less than I paid for my 120 less than a year ago.  But that's
> the way it goes, eh?


Yeah, that Samsung (HM120JC) can now be had for $74.16 shipped from eWiz 
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=SM-HM120JC where I bought it at twice 
that price back then. For some reason Newegg lists a 1-year warranty on 
the Samsung drives, but I think they're wrong. I know mine has a 3-year 
warranty, as I'm pretty sure all the Samsung Spinpoints do. Samsung is 
3-years and Seagate is 5-years, which IMO gives them the edge in 2.5" HD 
options.

As for the 200GB 2.5" drives, are they available yet in 5400rpm? I've 
only seen the 4200rpm.