Thoughts on this hard drive?

[Nick]

So as some of you may know, I am working on replacing the hard drive on my Inspiron 8000. It has a 20gb 4200rpm IBM Travelstar IDE hard drive, and I was thinking of this 80gb 5400rpm HGST (Hitachi) Travelstar IDE hard drive or the 40gb version of it. What are your thoughts? Are there any better suggestions?

–Update–
I found this Fujitsu refurbished IDE (30gb, 5400rpm) HDD on eBay for a great price… does it look legit?

–Update 2–
MORE!!!
Fujitsu new IDE (60gb, 5400rpm) HDD
WD new IDE 120gb, 5400rpm) HDD
Feeling strongly about that WD…

[veeg]

Hello

I would stay away from the refurb HDD.. If WD HDD’s is what you want go with the Black..

[Nick]

I don’t really care what model of hard drive it is (blue, black, etc.) as long as it works and it’s known to be relatively reliable. then I’m all good. Do you think the 40gb 5400rpm HGST (Hitachi) Travelstar, the Western Digital WD1200BEVE, or the Fujitsu MHV2060AH are good for me? If so, which one would be the best?

[veeg]

The reason i said the black WD is because the blue’s have a bad rep right now.. I have owned several Hitachci hdd’s in the past,never had an issue with them. Never used a Fujitsu hdd before.

[veeg]

Any updates for us?

[Nick]

Well, I still don’t know which one to get. I know nothing about hard drives unless they’re WD, Seagate, or Samsung.

[DOUGIE]

I like WD Blacks. Good spindle speed of 7200RPM, and 5 yr Warranty, and found them very reliable.
I have tried most brands over the years.

[Nick]

WD Black is my go-to aswell, but I need an IDE hard drive for my old laptop.
Just found this, seems pretty legit, right?

[DOUGIE]

WD Black is my go-to aswell, but I need an IDE hard drive for my old laptop.
Just found this, seems pretty legit, right?

Good product ratings and high Positive feed back.
Looks good to me, Nick.
I would trust that seller.

[Nick]

I just bought this one by impulse lol…
120 GB 4200 RPM IDE/PATA Fujitsu 2.5" MHV2120AT Internal Laptop Hard Drive | eBay
It’s 5400 rpm, Ultra IDE, 120gb. That’s really all I need, so hopefully, this hard drive being delivered via ePacket from China is good.

[veeg]

Any updates for us?

[Nick]

Any updates for us?

I think we can mark this as solved for now. I’m just waiting on delivery.

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[veeg]

Thanks for the update.

[jmarket]

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