Hitachi 2 TB Deskstar SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Internal Hard Drive HD32000 IDK/7K

by Hitachi

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 3.5 x 11 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002D5DWZU
• Item model number: HD32000 IDK/7K
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank

  #13 in	Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Internal Desktop Components > Hard Drives
  #12 in	Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Internal Laptop Components

• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 13, 2009

Product Description

Capacity: 2 TB

Product Description

Huge capacity, highest 7200 RPM reliability, plus outstanding performance for desktop storage.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speedy Drive, February 7, 2010

By	Sentri (MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hitachi 1 TB Deskstar SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Internal Hard Drive HD31000 IDK/7K - Retail (Electronics)

This drive was quite loud when I installed it, but that was because AAM was turned off and the value was locked at the loudest setting. Once I changed it to the quiet setting with the Hitachi Feature Tool, it worked much quieter.

Pros:

- This is a very fast drive. I got transfer rate of 135MB/s at the outer edge of the disk, dropping off to around 65MB/s at the inner tracks
- Very quiet once the AAM is enabled and set to the quiet value
- It is a 2-platter design, which is more energy efficient and theoretically less prone to head crashes
- Retail packaging means you are not taking a chance of whether a bare drive will be packaged properly, and a cable is included as well.

Cons:

- It is fairly loud out of the box with AAM turned off. It is a low-pitch rumbling instead of clicks when seeking
- Does not come with backup/imaging software in the box like similar Seagate/Western digital retail drives.

47 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely no issues..., January 2, 2010

By	Timothy R. Roe "Roestuff" (Kensington, CT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Hitachi 1 TB Deskstar SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Internal Hard Drive HD31000 IDK/7K - Retail (Electronics)

I purchased these drives directly from Amazon at the $69 price, not from other online affiliates like Tiger.

I have purchased three of these drives and several other Hitachi models over the years. I have had zero issues with them - no bad sectors, no drive failures! All very positive.

As the technology evolves, platter density increases and consumer installations become more prevalent, there will be higher reports of issues. It is simply a statistical fact. I have experienced issues with both Western Digital and Seagate drives although both companies did replace the units with no questions asked. But I can honestly say that even from from the days of IBM involvement with Hitachi, I have never had a problem with this brand of drives. I own models going back as far as 2002 (20GB) that have never had even a bad sector.

I am sorry to read the previous bad review here on Amazon but drives do fail and it can be very traumatic to lose valuable data. It just has not been my experience with these drives. Of 61 current reviews on the "Egg" for the same drive, 95% are positive (50 five star, 8 four star and 1 three star).

Perhaps I have just been lucky! Hitachi has earned my loyalty.

BTW, the "Egg" sells these for $20 to $30 more depending on the day. Amazon lately has had the best prices on all computer accessories including Apple products.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Hard Drive for Raid 5 Setup, October 26, 2009

By	Brian's Reviews (Vernon, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hitachi 2 TB Deskstar SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Internal Hard Drive HD32000 IDK/7K (Electronics)

I built a Linux Raid Server using 4 - 2tb Hitachi HD32000 Hard Drives in Raid 5 configuration. I then used two Seagate 250gb in Raid 1 for the Linux OS. This setup works great. I wanted to use the Seagate 1.5tb but there are problems with the firmware and Raid 5 configurations. The Hitachi's on the other hand have worked perfectly. I would recommend this to anyone building a solid Raid 5 setup looking for the best combination perfomance & value per tb.

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