Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 (hard drive, 80 GB, SATA-300)

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4.5 stars out of 2 user reviews

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5.0 stars

"Very solid hard drive" By andyd103

Pros: Solid drive
Reliable
i have over 44,000 hours on mine now and its still good
drive has seen a whopping 2 TB's of data, written and deleted off of it in the last 5 or so years, that is the equivalent to being reformatted over 22 times, when full.

Cons: Slow as anything compared to my new deskstars. (2TB)

Summary: Amazing hard drive, seen more mistreatment and use than any hard drive should have to endure.

4.5 stars

"This drive is perfect for most users..." By RobTheITGuyInPA

Pros: The drive is very reliable, runs well, quiet, and very smooth. It also has a very low price for what you get.

Cons: You sacrifice some speed here. Even with an onboard 8 MB of cache, the drive does not run as fast as some I have tried.

Summary: Here we go: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies bought IBM's hard drive division. HGST is an outstanding company with a strong background in manufacturing quality products. This hard drive, the 7K80 SATA-II, is a great drive for the money. I paid $60 for mine from TigerDirect. This drive is literally ... Expand full review

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  • Hard drive size: 80 GB
  • Storage Hard Drive / Hard Drive Type: Internal hard drive
  • Interface type: Serial ATA-300