Comments on: Another IBM Hard Drive Bites the Dust http://marc.perkel.com/2003/07/29/another-ibm-hard-drive-bites-the-dust/ Marc Perkel is the most dangerous mind on the Internet Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Peter http://marc.perkel.com/2003/07/29/another-ibm-hard-drive-bites-the-dust/#comment-5 Peter Wed, 06 Aug 2003 16:03:34 +0000 http://www.perkel.com/wp/?p=9#comment-5 Check out www.storagereview.com They've got a hard disk reliability database. The IBM Deskstar 75GXP's were particularly bad. The older Deskstars before this model were reliable and I even think they traced the problem to the source, but by the time that happened, IBM's reputation had been ruined. IBM's hard disk operation was recently bought up by Hitachi. Check out http://www.storagereview.com

They’ve got a hard disk reliability database.

The IBM Deskstar 75GXP’s were particularly bad.

The older Deskstars before this model were reliable and I even think they traced the problem to the source, but by the time that happened, IBM’s reputation had been ruined.

IBM’s hard disk operation was recently bought up by Hitachi.

]]> By: Andrea http://marc.perkel.com/2003/07/29/another-ibm-hard-drive-bites-the-dust/#comment-4 Andrea Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:26:54 +0000 http://www.perkel.com/wp/?p=9#comment-4 The same would be true for Gateway monitors. This thing has been replaced three times so far, and always with the same exact model. Now that my warranty is up, when it goes it will be replaced with a different brand. The same would be true for Gateway monitors. This thing has been replaced three times so far, and always with the same exact model.

Now that my warranty is up, when it goes it will be replaced with a different brand.

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