IBM DeskStar 60GB EIDE Hard Drive

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YMRB
• Item model number: 07N4776
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The DeskStar 60GXP provides high-quality audio and video storage, superior digital content creation capabilities, and significantly faster processing for multimedia and Internet applications. This new drive features enhancements such as low acoustics, reduced power, and tagged command queuing. These improvements make the new 7,200 RPM drive ideal for traditional desktop applications, as well as for low-cost routers, entry-level servers, and switches.

Product Description

The IBM Deskstar 75GXP disk drives combine the performance and capacity to handle a wide range of advanced desktop and audio/video applications. The IBM Deskstar 75GXP incorporates innovative new technologies to greatly enhance system performance - delivering an internal transfer rate that tops the industry average by 27 percent. Glass media, differential preamplifier, and fifth generation GMR heads enable this level of performance by increasing track capacity an average of 41 percent. A thermal monitor helps ensure data reliability at this high rate.The industry's greatest areal densities provide popular capacity points while reducing the number of components and increasing reliability. The first desktop drive with the IBM safety ramp feature (head load/unload capability) helps protect data by moving the heads off the media surface when powering down. In addition, a laminated top cover and ceramic spindle bearings reduce drive acoustics by up to 7 dB. IBM Deskstar drives utilize proven IBM technologies such as TrueTrack servo and No-ID sector formatting. IBM Drive Fitness Technologies, a set of diagnostic tools, include award-winning Drive Fitness Test (DFT), S.M.A.R.T. Self Test, and error logging.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best drive for Speed and Size, February 26, 2001

By	T. Khan (Staten Island, New York, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I Needed a drive that I could use to store lots of files, 2 operating systems (WindowsME and Windows2000) and I wanted speed. When I first thought about getting a new drive, I didnt initially look at IBM, but as I kept shopping, IBM kept coming up. Eventually, I brought the drive. WOW, it's Fast, even on an ATA-66 Controller, also isnt as loud as other drives, its makes almost no sound for someone who is used to a slow loud drive. The drive comes with all the hardware, software, and manuals you need. The drive is reliable, and is durable. The 3 year warranty is great to have, just in case things do go wrong (Nothing is perfect). If you need a drive for Speed and lots of storage space, buy the IBM line of 75GXP Drives, I currently own the 60GB version, if I had the money, I would buy the 75GB.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best available EIDE hard drive, June 6, 2001

By	Red Baron "cracovian" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

Don’ t be mislead by the model numbers. DeskStar 60GXP actually is the latest and the best IDE-type IBM hard drive you can get at the moment. If you want more capacity you would have to go with the discontinued 75 gigabyte version of IBM 75GXP to get comparable performance. The main difference between these two generations is that the current version uses 20GB platters instead of 15GB ones.

This drive is one of the quietest and coolest running drives you can currently get. It’s not much better than the previous generation though it improves slightly on all of the important hard drive ratings in its class. And, of course, it blows the competition out of the water.

The unit is easy to install as the secondary drive and it is also quick to move data from your primary drive if that’s what you’re replacing. The included or downloadable utilities make the whole process pretty much automatic – the program will visually show you how to set jumpers and what to do next.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars beware - this drive WILL crash, February 11, 2002

By	Gm (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews

Just do a google search on 'IBM deskstar drive failure', and you will see that the majority of these drives are winding up in the garbage heap with the same symptoms. In fact, there is a class action lawsuit currently pending against IBM. You are taking a huge risk if you use this product.