Toshiba Hard Disk Drive Kit For Ultra Slim SelectBay 80 GB

Advantages: was a good price
Disadvantages: found out that like many others it failed after a few weeks

...i had a freecom external hard drive i was looking for another external hard drive So i went to pc world and saw the toshiba it was much cheaper nice bit of Kit but it failed after 3 months so i lost all my backup i e mailed toshiba found them not helpful i then went on internet discovered many others with same problem same postion as me people having lost thier back up so far no one can tell me how i can recover the lost data it as cost me over fours years of research and as a result i have to start out again best to buy another make as it is not reliable as the motto says buy cheap buy twice... Read review

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Advantages: Very fast and reliable and a very long lasting battery
Disadvantages: Changing/upgrading the memory

...you can buy an even more powerful desktop !! And now the specs: Specs Technology - type : Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology including Intel® Pentium® M processor, Intel® PRO/Wireless 2100 network connection and Intel® 855PM chipset - clock speed : 1.70 GHz - front side bus : 400 MHz - 2nd level cache : 1 MB System memory - standard : 512 MB (my laptop came with 1GB memory) - maximum expandability : 2,048 MB - technology : DDR RAM Hard disk - capacity : 80 GB (mine has 120GB) - certification : S.M.A.R.T. CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive - maximum speed : 24-speed CD-ROM, 24-speed CD-R, 10-speed CD-RW, 8-speed DVD ( I had a CD-RW/DVD combo) Display - size : 14.1 " - type : TFT color display Graphics adaptor - manufacturer : Trident - memory : 32 MB - graphics accelerator : 256 bit - connected bus : 4 x AGP bus Internal video... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, Quiet and Reliable. Also fairly cheap!
Disadvantages: None

...With the 10GB hard disk in my Compaq Armada M700 laptop growing older and probably less reliable, I decided it was time for an upgrade. After some hunting around, I settled on the Toshiba MK8032GAX. I chose this disk for 3 reasons: Toshiba branding (I am a Toshiba fan), a large 8MB cache, and a competitive price scheme. I paid a lot more than you would now (I obtained the disk 3 months ago) The disk didn't dissapoint - I timed a Windows XP install at 25 minutes and 39 seconds, compared to the 42 minutes and 17 seconds with the original 10GB disk. The disk has never shown any reliability issues, and all SMART health checks report 100%. Installation wise, the Toshiba is simple to set up. In most laptops you won't have to change any settings - Most laptops run the main hard disk as a primary master. Read speeds were reported... Read review

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