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A review by mattyprice4004 on Toshiba MK8032GAX 80 GB August 29th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Memory / capacity
Excellent
Reliability
Excellent
Ease of Installation
Excellent - very quick and easy
Speed
Very fast
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Fast, Quiet and Reliable . Also fairly cheap !
Disadvantages:
None
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
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 at an above average 31.8MB/Sec, probably due to the increased 5400RPM spin speed. Write speeds were equally impressive at around 30MB/Sec.
I remember the Speed Test result on the 10GB disk being around 10MB/Sec, so if you have an older laptop this hard disk may well be the upgrade you have been looking for!
In conclusion - This disk is cheap, fast and reliable. What more could you want for such a low price?!
Works with Windows Vista: Software and devices that carry the Works with Windows Vista logo have been tested for baseline compatibility with PC's running.
Reliability
MTBF: 300,000 hour(s)
Non-Recoverable Errors: 1 per 10^13
Seek Errors: 1 per 10^6
Manufacturer's product description
Toshiba's line of hard disk drives delivers the right product to meet the needs of the portable PC and non PC market. Built with the performance and reliability characteristics that have made the company a world-renowned leader in the hard drive industry, Toshiba's line of hard disk drives supports fast data transfer rates and seek times while delivering the right product for both PC and non PC markets.
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