[Thinkpad] Hitachi drive difference?

Sat Feb 17 08:00:01 CST 2007

In <45D70809.3080706 at RWMann.com>, on 02/17/2007 
   at 08:50 AM, RWM <RWM at RWMann.com> said:

>The E-spec drives are designed for an extended duty cycle -- 
>essentially, always on.

Thanks for the point.  I'll have to think about what that means in everyday use to me. 

>- RWM

>eletourneau at verizon.net wrote:

>> Hi. 
>> 
>> I need to replace the drive I run in a Thinkpad 600X . I like Hitachi, but
>> I'm trying to figure out the difference between these two -- and can't.  
>> Can anyone teach me?
>> 
>> 
>> HITACHI Travelstar E7K100 HTE721080G9AT00 (0A26613) 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB
>> Cache ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive - OEM
>> 
>> HITACHI Travelstar 7K100 HTS721080G9AT00 (0A25023) 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache
>> ATA-6 Notebook Hard Drive - OEM
>> 
>> At newegg, one is $93, and one is $85.  There doesn't seem to a good
>> explanation of the difference.  Does anyone know?
>> 
>> TIA.

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